Nickel-Iron Layered Double Hydroxides/Nickel Sulfide Heterostructured Electrocatalysts on Surface-Modified Ti Foam for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Overview

Journal ACS Appl Mater Interfaces

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialties Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology

Date 2024 Sep 12

PMID 39265050

Authors

Habib Gemechu Edao

Chia-Yu Chang

Woldesenbet Bafe Dilebo

Fikiru Temesgen Angerasa

Endalkachew Asefa Moges

Yosef Nikodimos

Chemeda Barasa Guta

Keseven Lakshmanan

Jeng-Lung Chen

Meng-Che Tsai

Wei-Nien Su

Bing Joe Hwang

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Abstract

Electrochemical approaches for generating hydrogen from water splitting can be more promising if the challenges in the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) can be harnessed. The interface heterostructure materials offer strong electronic coupling and appropriate charge transport at the interface regions, promoting accessible active sites to prompt kinetics and optimize the adsorption-desorption of active species. Herein, we have designed an efficient multi-interface-engineered NiFe LDH/NiS/TW heterostructure on in situ generated titanate web layers from the titanium foam. The synergistic effects of the multi-interface heterostructure caused the exposure of rich interfacial electronic coupling, fast reaction kinetics, and enhanced accessible site activity and site populations. The as-prepared electrocatalyst demonstrates outstanding OER activity, demanding a low overpotential of 220 mV at a high current density of 100 mA cm. Similarly, the designed NiFe LDH/NiS/TW electrocatalyst exhibits a low Tafel slope of 43.2 mV dec and excellent stability for 100 h of operation, suggesting rapid kinetics and good structural stability. Also, the electrocatalyst shows a low overpotential of 260 mV at 100 mA cm for HER activity. Moreover, the integrated electrocatalyst exhibits an incredible OER activity in simulated seawater with an overpotential of 370 mV at 100 mA cm and stability for 100 h of operation, indicating good OER selectivity. This work might benefit further fabricating effective and stable self-sustained electrocatalysts for water splitting in large-scale applications.

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