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Upcycling electroplating sludge into bioengineering-enabled highly stable dual-site Fe-Ni2P@C electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution

Jiawen Liu1,§, Zunpeng Zuo2,§, Feng Gao1, Kai Yi1, Jiahui Lin1, Mengye Wang1( ), Zhang Lin3, Feng Huang1,4
State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, China

§ Jiawen Liu and Zunpeng Zuo contributed equally to this work.

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Bimetallic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst was prepared by eco-friendly and sustainable microbial engineering technique. The displacement of Ni/Fe in the crystal lattice intensifies the asymmetry of the electronic structure at the metal active sites, facilitating the deprotonation process.

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The advancement of bimetallic catalysts holds significant promise for the innovation of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts. Drawing from adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM) and lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism (LOM), the incorporation of dual active sites has the potential to foster novel OER pathways, such as the coupled oxygen evolution mechanism (COM), which can surpass the limitations of OER and elevate catalytic performance. In this study, uniformly distributed Fe/Ni dual-site Fe-Ni2P@C electrocatalysts are crafted by upcycling metals in electroplating sludge via an eco-friendly and sustainable microbial engineering technique. Our findings indicate that a substantial number of defects emerge at the Ni2P crystal during the OER process, laying the groundwork for lattice oxygen involvement. Moreover, the displacement of Ni/Fe in the crystal lattice intensifies the asymmetry of the electronic structure at the metal active sites, facilitating the deprotonation process. This research introduces an innovative paradigm for the synthesis of effective and robust transition metal-based OER catalysts, with implications for sustainable energy generation technologies.

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oxygen evolution reactiondual active sitesadsorbate evolution mechanismlattice oxygen mechanismbioengineering

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 8,
August 2024
Pages 6984-6992
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-024-6719-x
Cite this article:
Liu J, Zuo Z, Gao F, et al. Upcycling electroplating sludge into bioengineering-enabled highly stable dual-site Fe-Ni2P@C electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution. Nano Research, 2024, 17(8): 6984-6992. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6719-x
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Received: 26 March 2024
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Published: 28 May 2024
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