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Chen HW, Cao DQ, Xie SJ, Dai JJ, Dai ZH, Zhen CH, Li JF, Paulus B, Yin ZW, Li JT, Zhou Y, Sun SG. Graphitic Armor: A Natural Molecular Sieve for Robust Hydrogen Electroxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317922. [PMID: 38366167 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Abstract
Carbon coating layers have been found to improve the catalytic performance of transition metals, which is usually explained as an outcome of electronic synergistic effect. Herein we reveal that the defective graphitic carbon, with a unique interlayer gap of 0.342 nm, can be a highly selective natural molecular sieve. It allows efficient diffusion of hydrogen molecules or radicals both along the in-plane and out-of-plane direction, but sterically hinders the diffusion of molecules with larger kinetic diameter (e.g., CO and O2) along the in-plane direction. As a result, poisonous species lager than 0.342 nm are sieved out, even when their adsorption on the metal is thermodynamically strong; at the same time, the interaction between H2 and the metal is not affected. This natural molecular sieve provides a very chance for constructing robust metal catalysts for hydrogen-relevant processes, which are more tolerant to chemical or electrochemical oxidation or CO-relevant poisoning.
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- Hai-Wen Chen
- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Beate Paulus, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Beate Paulus, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Jin D, Qiao F, Chu H, Xie Y. Progress in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution of transition metal alloys: synthesis, structure, and mechanism analysis. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:7202-7226. [PMID: 37038769 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00514c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
At present, the problems of high energy consumption and low efficiency in electrocatalytic hydrogen production have limited the large-scale industrial application of this technology. Constructing effective catalysts has become the way to solve these problems. Transition metal alloys have been proved to be very promising materials in hydrogen evaluation reaction (HER). In this study, the related theories and characterization methods of electrocatalysis are summarized, and the latest progress in the application of binary, ternary, and high entropy alloys to HER in recent years is analyzed and studied. The synthesis methods and optimization strategies of transition metal alloys, including composition regulation, hybrid engineering, phase engineering, and morphological engineering were emphatically discussed, and the principles and performance mechanism analysis of these strategies were discussed in detail. Although great progress has been made in alloy catalysts, there is still considerable room for applications. Finally, the challenges, prospects, and research directions of transition metal alloys in the future were predicted.
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- Dunyuan Jin
- School of Energy & Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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- School of Energy & Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, Anhui, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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Yuan Y, Zheng L, Rong J, Zhao X, Wu G, Zhuang Z. Revealing the Crystal Phase-Activity Relationship on NiRu Alloy Nanoparticles Encapsulated in N-Doped Carbon towards Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300062. [PMID: 36806259 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
Abstract
Adjusting the crystal phase of a metal alloy is an important method to optimize catalytic performance. However, detailed understanding about the phase-property relationship for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is still limited. In this work, the crystal phase-activity relationship of NiRu nanoparticles is studied employing N-doped carbon shell coated NiRu nanoparticles with different phase contents. It is found that the NiRu@NC (mix) with both face-centred cubic (fcc) and thermodynamically unstable hexagonal close-packed (hcp) phase NiRu give the best HER performance. Further activity studies demonstrate that hcp NiRu has better HER performance, and NiRu@NC (mix) with rich (∼70 %) hcp phase presented outstanding performance with an overpotential of only 27 mV @ 10 mA ⋅ cm-2 . The high HER activity of NiRu@NC (mix) is attributed to the formation of hcp phase. This finding indicates that the regulation of crystal structure can provide a new strategy for optimizing HER activity.
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- Ying Yuan
- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, 18 Xue Yuan Road, 100083, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, 18 Xue Yuan Road, 100083, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, 18 Xue Yuan Road, 100083, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, 18 Xue Yuan Road, 100083, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, 18 Xue Yuan Road, 100083, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 East Beisanhuan Road, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
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Jayaramulu K, Mukherjee S, Morales DM, Dubal DP, Nanjundan AK, Schneemann A, Masa J, Kment S, Schuhmann W, Otyepka M, Zbořil R, Fischer RA. Graphene-Based Metal-Organic Framework Hybrids for Applications in Catalysis, Environmental, and Energy Technologies. Chem Rev 2022; 122:17241-17338. [PMID: 36318747 PMCID: PMC9801388 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Current energy and environmental challenges demand the development and design of multifunctional porous materials with tunable properties for catalysis, water purification, and energy conversion and storage. Because of their amenability to de novo reticular chemistry, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have become key materials in this area. However, their usefulness is often limited by low chemical stability, conductivity and inappropriate pore sizes. Conductive two-dimensional (2D) materials with robust structural skeletons and/or functionalized surfaces can form stabilizing interactions with MOF components, enabling the fabrication of MOF nanocomposites with tunable pore characteristics. Graphene and its functional derivatives are the largest class of 2D materials and possess remarkable compositional versatility, structural diversity, and controllable surface chemistry. Here, we critically review current knowledge concerning the growth, structure, and properties of graphene derivatives, MOFs, and their graphene@MOF composites as well as the associated structure-property-performance relationships. Synthetic strategies for preparing graphene@MOF composites and tuning their properties are also comprehensively reviewed together with their applications in gas storage/separation, water purification, catalysis (organo-, electro-, and photocatalysis), and electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Current challenges in the development of graphene@MOF hybrids and their practical applications are addressed, revealing areas for future investigation. We hope that this review will inspire further exploration of new graphene@MOF hybrids for energy, electronic, biomedical, and photocatalysis applications as well as studies on previously unreported properties of known hybrids to reveal potential "diamonds in the rough".
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- Kolleboyina Jayaramulu
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
Jammu, Jammu
and Kashmir 181221, India,Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký
University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc 783 71, Czech Republic,
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- Inorganic
and Metal−Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Catalysis
Research Centre, Technical University of
Munich, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Analytical
Chemistry, Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität
Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, Bochum D-44780, Germany,Nachwuchsgruppe
Gestaltung des Sauerstoffentwicklungsmechanismus, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, Berlin 14109, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University
of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- School
of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University
of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- Lehrstuhl
für Anorganische Chemie I, Technische
Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, Dresden 01067, Germany
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- Max
Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34−36, Mülheim an der Ruhr D-45470, Germany
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký
University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc 783 71, Czech Republic,Nanotechnology
Centre, CEET, VŠB-Technical University
of Ostrava, 17 Listopadu
2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
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- Analytical
Chemistry, Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität
Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, Bochum D-44780, Germany
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký
University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc 783 71, Czech Republic,IT4Innovations, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17 Listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký
University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc 783 71, Czech Republic,Nanotechnology
Centre, CEET, VŠB-Technical University
of Ostrava, 17 Listopadu
2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic,
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- Inorganic
and Metal−Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Catalysis
Research Centre, Technical University of
Munich, Garching 85748, Germany,
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Zhu Y, Yao J, Zhong X, Lu T, Pan Y. Element immiscibility assisted Ru@Ni 3B as an efficient electrocatalyst toward alkaline and acidic hydrogen evolution reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6741-6744. [PMID: 35607999 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02209e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Based on the element immiscibility of Ni-Ru, xRu@Ni3B (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0) were facilely synthesized through a one-step dealloying method. Of them, 1.0Ru@Ni3B requires overpotentials of 40 ± 0.2 and 72 ± 0.3 mV to reach a current density of -20 mA cm-2 for acidic and alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction, respectively, which are close to or even better than those of metallic Pt foil. In addition, it could maintain superior catalytic and chemical stability after 24 hours of testing. This work provides a promising strategy for improving the atomic utilization efficiency of highly active noble metals toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).
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- Yin'an Zhu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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Wang Q, Ren J, Sudi MS, Dou Y, Zhao W, Wang A, Zhao L, Shang D, Zhu W. Strongly Coupled Nitrogen-Doped Mo 2C@CoNi Alloy Hybrid Architecture toward Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:4114-4120. [PMID: 35179355 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Development of high-efficiency electrocatalysts for water splitting is a promising channel to produce clean hydrogen energy. Herein, we demonstrate that the combination of nitrogen-doped Mo2C and CoNi alloy to form a hybrid architecture is an effective way to produce hydrogen from electrochemical water splitting. Benefiting from a combination of mechanisms, the optimized N-Mo2C@CoNi-650 shows remarkable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity with small overpotentials of 35, 123, and 220 mV to reach the current density of 10, 50, and 100 mA cm-2 in alkaline media, respectively, outperforming most previously reported HER electrocatalysts. The efficient electrocatalytic performance is ascribed to the highly exposed active sites, fast reaction kinetics, and improved charge-transfer steaming from the synergistic effect between each component. This work presents a new insight into designing and preparing highly efficient electrocatalysts toward the HER.
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- Qi Wang
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Energy & Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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Li R, Zhang H, Hong M, Shi J, Liu X, Feng X. Two Co(II)/Ni(II) complexes based on nitrogenous heterocyclic ligand as high-performance electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:3970-3976. [DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03814a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two transition metal complexes {[Co2(bpda)4(H2O)2]⋅4H2O}n(Co-1) and {[Ni(bpda)2(H2O)2]⋅2H2O}(Ni-2) (H2bpda = 2,2 '- bipyridine -4,4' - dicarboxylic acid) have been synthesized by hydrothermal method and characterized. These two compounds can be explored...
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Rapid and facile laser-assistant preparation of Ru-ZIF-67-derived CoRu nanoalloy@N-doped graphene for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction at all pH values. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Du Y, Zhao H, Wang W, Yang Y, Wang M, Li S, Liu Y, Wang L. (Ni,Co)Se@Ni(OH) 2 heterojunction nanosheets as an efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:391-397. [PMID: 33320141 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03654d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A heterogeneous structure formed by coupling two or more phases can reinforce the activity of active sites and expedite electron transfer, which is conducive to boosting its electrocatalytic activity. Herein, we designed nickel foam supported (NiCo2)Se@Ni(OH)2 (NCS@NH) heterojunction nanosheets by a two-step method. First of all, the NiCo2S4@Ni(OH)2 (NiCo2S4@NH) nanosheets coated on nickel foam were acquired via a hydrothermal method. In the selenization treatment that followed, NiCo2S4@NH was converted into NCS@NH heterogeneous nanosheets in which the selenide nanoparticles decorated on the surface of the Ni(OH)2 nanosheets formed heterojunction interfaces, and the heterogeneous structure could accelerate electron transfer, thus improving the catalytic activity. The Ni(OH)2 nanosheets can adequately contact the electrolyte and promote the decomposition of water. Meanwhile, the thickness of the Ni(OH)2 nanosheets gradually decreases with the increase of Co doping (1.5-2.5 mmol), consequently affecting the HER properties. Notably, when the amount of Co salt added is 2 mmol, NCS@NH exhibited superior HER properties (with a voltage of 253 mV at 100 mA cm-2) and excellent stability for 24 h.
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- Yunmei Du
- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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