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Self-magnetic-attracted NixFe(1-x)@NixFe(1-x)O nanoparticles on nickel foam as highly active and stable electrocatalysts towards alkaline oxygen evolution reaction

Zuobo Yang, Xin Liang()
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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A facile self-magnetic-attracted approach was developed for highly active and stable NixFe(1-x)@NixFe(1-x)O/NF electrocatalysts towards alkaline oxygen evolution reaction. Firstly, a low-cost and scalable synthesis method was developed to synthesis 4-5 nm hydrophilic NixFe(1-x)@NixFe(1-x)O core-shell nanocrystals with superparamagnetism. Then, these NixFe(1-x)@NixFe(1-x)O nanoparticles (NPs) could be easily supported on nickel foam without any binders or additives. Optimized by the composition effect, the Ni0.7Fe0.3@Ni0.7Fe0.3O/NF exhibits excellent activity for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), requires only 215 mV at 10 mA·cm-2 and 260 mV at 100 mA·cm-2, with a Tafel slope of 47.4 mV·dec-1 in 1.0 M KOH. Moreover, the underlying mechanism was carefully studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption near-edge spectra (XANES) analysis and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Due to the self-magnetic attraction, the catalyst shows outstanding stability throughout the electrocatalysis, surpassing than most self-supported catalysts. This work provides a new strategy for the construction of highly active and stable OER electrocatalysts, the nearly monodisperse magnetic NixFe(1-x)@NixFe(1-x)O NPs also serve an ideal building block for fundamental research of nickel-iron based catalyst.

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nearly monodisperse magnetic nanoparticlesself-magnetic-attracted approachoxygen evolution reaction

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Nano Research
Volume 13 Issue 2,
February 2020
Pages 461-466
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2630-2
Cite this article:
Yang Z, Liang X. Self-magnetic-attracted NixFe(1-x)@NixFe(1-x)O nanoparticles on nickel foam as highly active and stable electrocatalysts towards alkaline oxygen evolution reaction. Nano Research, 2020, 13(2): 461-466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2630-2
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Density functional theoryElectrocatalysis ElectrocatalystsElectrolysis Iron researchNanoparticlesNickelOxygenPhotoelectron spectroscopyPotassium hydroxideX-ray absorptionX-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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