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Photodeposition fabrication of hierarchical layered Co-doped Ni oxyhydroxide (NixCo1-xOOH) catalysts with enhanced electrocatalytic performance for oxygen evolution reaction

Liang-ai Huang, Zhishun He, Jianfeng Guo, Shi-en Pei, Haibo Shao, Jianming Wang( )
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Highly active, durable and inexpensive oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts are crucial for achieving practical and high-efficiency water splitting. Herein, hierarchical interconnected NixCo1-xOOH nanosheet arrays supported on TiO2/Ti substrate have been fabricated through a facile photodeposition method. Compared with pristine NiOOH, the obtained NixCo1-xOOH nanosheet arrays possess larger exposed electrochemical active surface area, faster transfer and collection of electrons and stronger electronic interaction, showing a low overpotential of 350 mV at a current density of 10 mA·cm-2 and a small Tafel slope of 41 mV·dec-1 in basic solutions, with the OER performance superior to pristine NiOOH and most Ni-based catalysts. Furthermore, the NixCo1-xOOH electrode demonstrates excellent stability at the current density of 10 mA·cm-2 for 24 hours, which is attributed to the structural maintenance caused by the good adhesion of the catalyst and the substrate. Our study provides an alternative approach for the rational design of highly active and promising OER electrocatalysts.

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nickel oxyhydroxidecobalt incorporationphotodepositionelectrocatalystoxygen evolution reaction

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Nano Research
Volume 13 Issue 1,
January 2020
Pages 246-254
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-019-2607-1
Cite this article:
Huang L-a, He Z, Guo J, et al. Photodeposition fabrication of hierarchical layered Co-doped Ni oxyhydroxide (NixCo1-xOOH) catalysts with enhanced electrocatalytic performance for oxygen evolution reaction. Nano Research, 2020, 13(1): 246-254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2607-1
Topics:
Cobalt compoundsElectrocatalystsFabricationNanosheetsOxygenSubstratesTitanium Dioxide

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Received: 13 September 2019
Revised: 23 November 2019
Accepted: 14 December 2019
Published: 02 January 2020
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