Boosting hydrogen evolution activity of vanadyl pyrophosphate nanosheets for electrocatalytic overall water splitting

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (71) ◽  
pp. 10511-10514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoxiong Zhang ◽  
Haoxuan Liu ◽  
Jia He ◽  
Guangzhi Hu ◽  
Haihong Bao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Alkaline Electrolyte ◽  
Vanadyl Pyrophosphate ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Novel Catalyst

Herein, vanadyl pyrophosphate nanosheets have been firstly reported as a novel catalyst for hydrogen evolution with superb catalytic activity, and also exhibited outstanding performance for overall water splitting in an alkaline electrolyte.

Enhancing hydrogen evolution reaction through modulating electronic structure of self-supported NiFe LDH

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 4184-4190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Peng Li ◽  
Wen-Kai Han ◽  
Kang Xiao ◽  
Ting Ouyang ◽  
Nan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Layered Double Hydroxide ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Alkaline Electrolyte ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Double Hydroxide

NiFe-layered double hydroxide (NiFe LDH), as an efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalyst, has emerged as a promising electrocatalyst for catalyzing overall water splitting in alkaline electrolyte.

scholarly journals Electrospun Carbon Nanofibers with Embedded Co-Ceria Nanoparticles for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution and Overall Water Splitting

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seongwon Woo ◽  
Jooyoung Lee ◽  
Dong Sub Lee ◽  
Jung Kyu Kim ◽  
Byungkwon Lim
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Carbon Nanofibers ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Carbon Nanofiber ◽  
Ceria Nanoparticles ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Lower Overpotential

In this study, simple electrospinning combined with pyrolysis were used to fabricate transition-metal-based-nanoparticle-incorporated carbon nanofiber (CNF) electrocatalysts for a high-efficiency hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and overall water splitting. Co-CeO2 nanoparticle-incorporated carbon nanofibers (Co-CeO2@CNF) exhibit an outstanding electrocatalytic HER performance with an overpotential and Tafel slope of 92 mV and 54 mV/dec, respectively. For the counterpart, electrolysis, we incorporate the widely used Ni2Fe catalyst with a high oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity into the carbon nanofiber (Ni2Fe@CNF). To evaluate their electrochemical properties for the overall water splitting, Co-CeO2@CNF and Ni2Fe@CNF were used as the HER and OER electrocatalysts in an alkaline electrolyzer. With the paired Co-CeO2@CNF and Ni2Fe@CNF electrodes, an overall water splitting current density of 10 mA/cm2 was achieved by applying 1.587 V across the electrodes with a remarkably lower overpotential of 257 mV compared to that of an electrolyzer comprised of Pt/C and IrO2 electrodes (400 mV). Owing to the conformal incorporation of nanoparticles into the CNF, the electrocatalysts exhibit significant long-term durability over 70 h of overall water splitting. This study provides rational designs of catalysts with high electrochemical catalytic activity and durability to achieve overall water splitting.

scholarly journals A structurally versatile nickel phosphite acting as a robust bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1287-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prashanth W. Menezes ◽  
Chakadola Panda ◽  
Stefan Loos ◽  
Florian Bunschei-Bruns ◽  
Carsten Walter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Bifunctional Electrocatalyst ◽  
Overall Water Splitting

The mechanistically distinct and synergistic role of phosphite anions in hydrogen evolution and nickel cations in oxygen evolution have been uncovered for active and durable overall water splitting catalysis in nickel phosphite.

scholarly journals MoS2/Ni3S2 nanorod arrays well-aligned on Ni foam: a 3D hierarchical efficient bifunctional catalytic electrode for overall water splitting

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (73) ◽  
pp. 46286-46296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Zhang ◽  
Junyu Lei ◽  
Jianpeng Xie ◽  
Haiyan Huang ◽  
Ying Yu
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Ni Foam ◽  
Overall Water Splitting

A novel 3D hierarchical bifunctional catalytic electrode, MoS2/Ni3S2 nanorod arrays well-aligned on NF exhibited excellent electrocatalytic efficiency for hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction and overall water splitting.

Photoelectrochemical Properties of Surface-Modified ZnSe:Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photocathodes for Efficient and Durable Overall Water Splitting

2018 ◽  
Vol MA2018-01 (31) ◽  
pp. 1922-1922
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Kaneko ◽  
Tsutomu Minegishi ◽  
Kazunari Domen
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Phosphate Buffer Solution ◽  
Potassium Phosphate ◽  
List Type ◽  
Simulated Sunlight ◽  
Current Time ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Potassium Phosphate Buffer Solution ◽  
Surface Modified

Overall water splitting using a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell composed of a photocathode and photoanode connected in a series is an attractive method to produce hydrogen from water under sunlight. Because driving forces of two photoelectrodes are combined for the water splitting reaction, narrow-gap materials can be used to achieve high solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency (STH). However, the STHs obtained from a PEC cell without any external bias voltage reported so far have been less than 1%. This is because of insufficient onset potentials and photocurrent values of photoelectrodes. For the sake of overcoming the drawbacks, (ZnSe)0.85(CuIn0.7Ga0.3Se2)0.15 ((ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15) thin film photocathodes have recently been developed and reported to show a high onset potential of 0.89 VRHE and long absorption edge of 850-900 nm.2 These properties are suitable for use in the PEC cell. (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 thin films are prepared by co-evaporation onto Mo-coated soda-lime glass substrates. Subsequently, CdS, a binary of Mo/Ti and Pt are deposited onto the photocathode surface as a buffer layer, surface conductor and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst, respectively.3 The surface-modified (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 photocathodes show a relatively high photocurrent value of 12 mA cm-2 at 0 VRHE and sufficient stability in a span of hours at potentials of more negative than 0.5 VRHE under simulated sunlight in a neutral potassium phosphate buffer solution.4 However, at potentials more positive than 0.5 VRHE, the photocurrent value attributed to HER dramatically decreases by half in just one hour mainly due to self-oxidation of the surface sulfide layer, accompanying detachment of the Mo/Ti and Pt at the surface. The poor stability at the positive potentials has made it difficult to construct durable PEC cell using the photocathodes. In this work, effects of surface modifications onto PEC properties of (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 photocathodes are investigated. For the sake of suppressing the surface corrosion, the CdS layer was passivated with In2S3, which was formed by using chemical bath deposition (CBD).5 Figure 1 shows the current-time curves of the surface-modified (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 photocathodes at 0.6 VRHE under simulated sunlight. Without the CBD treatment, the photocurrent value decreased by 50% in one hour under light irradiation. On the other hand, the In2S3-modified photocathode showed relatively stable PEC HER and the decline of the photocurrent value in one hour was decreased to 25%. It is highly possible that the improvement of stability originates from low solubility of indium oxide or hydroxide generated by the self-oxidation process, while the cadmium oxide and hydroxide are relatively soluble, which can cause corrosion of the surface. Furthermore, effects of oxide-coating onto the stability of the (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 photocathode during PEC hydrogen evolution have also been investigated. Among various kinds of coating processes, direct formation of the oxide layer by photoelectrodeposition without annealing the photocathode is an effective method without exerting a bad influence on the underlying sulfide and selenide materials. In the presentation, the details of preparation conditions and PEC properties will be discussed. References J. W. Ager, M. R. Shaner, K. A. Walczak, I. D. Sharp and S. Ardo, Energy Environ. Sci. 2015, 8, 2811–2824. H. Kaneko, T. Minegishi, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, Y. Kuang, T. Yamada and K. Domen, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2016, 26, 4570–4577. H. Kumagai, T. Minegishi, N. Sato, T. Yamada, J. Kubota and K. Domen, J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 8300–8307. H. Kaneko, T. Minegishi, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata and K. Domen, Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15329–15333. F. Jiang, Gunawan, T. Harada, Y. Kuang, T. Minegishi, K. Domen and S. Ikeda, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 13691–13697. Figure 1

MOF Derived Co3O4@Co/NCNT Nanocomposite for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution, Flexible Zinc-Air Batteries, and Overall Water Splitting

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 3160-3170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarandeep Singh ◽  
Chayanika Das ◽  
Neha Bothra ◽  
Nivedita Sikdar ◽  
Shubhajit Das ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Zinc Air Batteries

Design of high-performance MoS2 edge supported single-metal atom bifunctional catalysts for overall water splitting via a simple equation

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (42) ◽  
pp. 20228-20237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaopei Xu ◽  
Haoxiang Xu ◽  
Daojian Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Metal Atom ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Simple Equation ◽  
Bifunctional Catalysts ◽  
Overall Water Splitting

MoS2 edges exhibit good hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity but poor oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity.

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