3D Printed Nickel–Molybdenum-Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution at Low Overpotentials in a Flow-Through Configuration

Sullivan, Ian; Zhang, Huanlei; Zhu, Cheng; Wood, Marissa; Nelson, Art J.; Baker, Sarah E.; Spadaccini, Christopher M.; Van Buuren, Tony; Lin, Meng; Duoss, Eric B.; Liang, Siwei; Xiang, Chengxiang

doi:10.1021/acsami.1c05648

3D Printed Nickel–Molybdenum-Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution at Low Overpotentials in a Flow-Through Configuration

Journal Article · Thu Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c05648· OSTI ID:1810667

^[1]; Zhang, Huanlei ^[2]; ^[3]; Wood, Marissa ^[3]; Nelson, Art J. ^[3]; Baker, Sarah E. ^[3]; Spadaccini, Christopher M. ^[3]; Van Buuren, Tony ^[3]; ^[2]; Duoss, Eric B. ^[3]; Liang, Siwei ^[3]; ^[1]

California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA)
Southern Univ. of Science and Technology, Shenzhen (China)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Three-dimensional (3D) printed, hierarchically porous nickel molybdenum (NiMo) electrocatalysts were synthesized and evaluated in a flow-through configuration for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in 1.0 M KOH(aq) in a simple electrochemical H-cell. 3D NiMo electrodes possess hierarchically porous structures because of the resol-based aerogel precursor, which generates superporous carbon aerogel as a catalyst support. Relative to a traditional planar electrode configuration, the flow-through configuration allowed efficient removal of the hydrogen bubbles from the catalyst surface, especially at high operating current densities, and significantly decreased the overpotentials required for HER. An analytical model that accounted for the electrokinetics of HER as well as the mass transport with or without the flow-through configuration was developed to quantitatively evaluate voltage losses associated with kinetic overpotentials and ohmic resistance due to bubble formation in the porous electrodes. Furthermore, the chemical composition, electrochemical surface area (ECSA), and roughness factor (RF) were also systematically studied to assess the electrocatalytic performance of the 3D printed, hierarchically porous NiMo electrodes. An ECSA of 25163 cm2 was obtained with the highly porous structures, and an average overpotential of 45 mV at 10 mA cm–2 was achieved over 24 h by using the flow-through configuration. The flow-through configuration evaluated in the simple H-cell achieved high electrochemical accessible surface areas for electrochemical reactions and provided useful information for adaption of the porous electrodes in flow cells.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; SC0021266

OSTI ID:: 1810667

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--816169; 1025498

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 13; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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