Bifunctional and Self-Supported NiFeP-Layer-Coated NiP Rods for Electrochemical Water Splitting in Alkaline Solution

Fangyuan Diao, Wei Huang, Georgios Ctistis, Hainer Wackerbarth, Yuan Yang, Pengchao Si, Jingdong Zhang, Xinxin Xiao*, Christian Engelbrekt*

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Abstract

Designing efficient and robust nonprecious metal-based electrocatalysts for overall water electrolysis, which is mainly limited by the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), for hydrogen production remains a major challenge for the hydrogen economy. In this work, a bimetallic NiFeP catalyst is coated on nickel phosphide rods grown on nickel foam (NiFeP@NiP@NF). This self-supported and interfacially connected electrode structure is favorable for mass transfer and reducing electrical resistance during electrocatalysis. The preparation of NiFeP@NiP@NF is optimized in terms of (i) the coprecipitation time of the NiFe Prussian blue analogue layer that serves as phosphides precursor and (ii) the phosphidation temperature. The optimized sample exhibits excellent OER performance delivering current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2 at low overpotentials of 227 and 252 mV in 1.0 M KOH, respectively, and maintaining 10 mA cm-2 for more than 120 h without obvious degradation. Moreover, it can also be operated as a hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst, requiring an overpotential of 105 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in the same medium. Thus, the as-prepared material was tentatively utilized as a bifunctional electrocatalyst in a symmetric electrolyzer, requiring a voltage bias of 1.57 V to afford 10 mA cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH, while exhibiting outstanding stability.
Original languageEnglish
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume13
Issue number20
Pages (from-to)23702-23713
ISSN1944-8244
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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