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The Ni,Cd Heteroatoms-Initiated Synergistic Tuning of Electron Configuration in Fe2VO4 Nanosheets Electrocatalysts to Profoundly Stabilize Alkaline Seawater Electrolysis

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Weiguo Huang
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Bin Fang
T
Tao Meng
X
Xiaodong Chen *
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Ya Chen
X
Xin Gao
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梁飞 (Fei Liang)
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Hongchao Sun
J
Jiangmin Zou
C
Chao Yuan *
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Yuanyuan Shao
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Peiyi Ji
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Yangang Wang *
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Lifeng Cui
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Guoxiu Wang *
D
Duu‐Jong Lee *
DOI:10.1002/adfm.75944delete
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The architecture of high-efficiency and long-term seawater-splitting electrocatalysts capable of suppressing the undesirable chloride electrochemistry and corrosion is paramount for seawater electrolysis technology. Herein, a bifunctional electrocatalyst composed of Ni,Cd-codoped iron vanadate supported on nickel foam (denoted as Ni,Cd-Fe2VO4/NF) is rationally designed. The triggered synergistic effect of Ni,Cd co-doping can modulate the electron configuration of Fe2VO4, which not only optimizes the adsorption energy of reactants and intermediates and simultaneously strengthens the electron transfer ability, but also stabilizes the Fe/V sites with high valence in Fe2VO4, which preferentially adsorbs H2O and OH− while electrostatically repelling Cl− during the seawater electrolysis. Consequently, the Ni,Cd-Fe2VO4/NF electrocatalyst only requires extremely low overpotentials of 236 and 254 mV for OER and HER to reach a current density of 500 mA cm−2 in 1 m KOH + seawater, respectively. And it also maintains stable operation for 200 h with negligible performance attenuation. Notably, the zero-gap electrolyzer assembled with Ni,Cd-Fe2VO4/NF electrocatalysts exhibits an ultralow voltage of 1.74 V at a current density of 500 mA cm−2 in 1 m KOH + seawater, accompanying an ultra-long lifespan of 3000 h without significant performance degradation, underscoring its great potential for large-scale practical application.
Keywords:
electron configuration tailoring
Ni,Cd-Fe2VO4/NF
seawater electrolysis
Synergistic effect

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Advanced Functional Materials
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