Ultralow-iridium content NiIr alloy derivative nanochain arrays as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting
Zhengyang Cai,Ping Wang,Xiang Min Zhao,Xiuming Bu,Jiajia Zhang,Yuhao Chen,Jingcheng Xu,Ya Yan,Aiying Chen,Xian-Ying Wang +9 more
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In this article , the authors reported the controlled synthesis of nickel-iridium alloy derivative nanochain array electrodes (NiIrx NCs) with fully exposed active sites that facilitated mass transfer for efficient OWS.Abstract:
The development of low-cost and high-durability bifunctional electrocatalysts is of considerable importance for overall water splitting (OWS). This work reports the controlled synthesis of nickel–iridium alloy derivative nanochain array electrodes (NiIrx NCs) with fully exposed active sites that facilitated mass transfer for efficient OWS. The nanochains have a self-supported three-dimensional core–shell structure, composed of a metallic NiIrx core and a thin (5–10 nm) amorphous (hydr)oxide film as the shell (e.g., IrO2/NiIrx and Ni(OH)2/NiIrx). Interestingly, NiIrx NCs have bifunctional properties. Particularly, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) current density (electrode geometrical area) of NiIr1 NCs is four times higher than that of IrO2 at 1.6 V vs. RHE. Meanwhile, its hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) overpotential at 10 mA cm−2 (η10 = 63 mV) is comparable to that of 10 wt% Pt/C. These performances may originate from the interfacial effect between the surface (hydr)oxide shell and metallic NiIrx core, which facilitates the charge transfer, along with the synergistic effect between Ni2+ and Ir4+ in the (hydr)oxide shell. Furthermore, NiIr1 NCs exhibits excellent OER durability (100 h @ 200 mA cm−2) and OWS durability (100 h @ 500 mA cm−2) with the nanochain array structure well preserved. This work provides a promising route for developing effective bifunctional electrocatalysts for OWS applications.read more
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