A unique network-structured electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution by engineering superaerophobic surfaces

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.173834

A unique network-structured electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution by engineering superaerophobic surfaces

2024-05-01

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张帮敏 (Bangmin Zhang) *

黄小磊 (Xiaolei Huang) *

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王风贺 (Fenghe Wang) *

DOI：10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.173834

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Designing high-performance, cost-effective, and durable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions is essential and challenging. The design of electrode surface architecture to accomplish rapid gas bubble release is a promising strategy. Herein, we design a unique network-structured catalyst by constructing NiFe alloy on a submicron carbon fiber network substrate (NiFe/SCFN). The unique structure imparts superaerophobicity to NiFe/SCFN and facilitates gas bubbles removal, thereby accelerating mass transfer. Benefiting from electrode alloying, the hydrogen adsorption free energy was reduced to - 0.026 eV (Fe sites) and 0.077 eV (Ni sites) on the catalyst surface, improving the electronic conductivity. NiFe/SCFN achieves low overpotentials of 19.2 mV and 199 mV at 10 mA.cm(-2) and 100 mA.cm(-2) with excellent stability, owing to the unique network structure and the NiFe alloy's electronic structure. This work provides a new strategy for designing effective catalysts with transition metals.

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Superaerophobic

Unique network structure

Synergistic effect

Hydrogen evolution reaction

Alloy

A unique network-structured electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution by engineering superaerophobic surfaces

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