W-induced morphological modification of NiFe layered double hydroxides as efficient electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

Ding, Lei; Li, Kui; Xie, Zhiqiang; Yang, Gaoqiang; Yu, Shule; Wang, Weitian; Cullen, David A.; Yu, Haoran; Zhang, FengYuan

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139199

W-induced morphological modification of NiFe layered double hydroxides as efficient electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

Journal Article · Tue Sep 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Electrochimica Acta

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139199· OSTI ID:1821979

Ding, Lei ^[1]; ^[1]; Xie, Zhiqiang ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; Wang, Weitian ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[1]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are one of the most efficient electrocatalysts for water splitting due to their nanosheet features and compositional flexibilities. This work explored the impact of W precursor concentration (0 ~ 10 mM) on LDH morphologies and performance in hydrogen production. Using an electrodeposition W-doping process, W-induced NiFe LDHs (NiFeW-LDHs) were in-situ grown on carbon fiber papers for water splitting. A performance peak was found at a W doping of 5 mM with well-aligned nanosheets, which not only boosted the charge transfer ability and gas evolution but also offered more than a four-fold electrochemical surface area increase compared to film-like NiFe hydroxides. The NiFeW-LDHs exhibited remarkable performance compared to NiFe hydroxides, showing decreased overpotentials of 31 mV and 114 mV for the oxygen evolution reactions (OERs) and hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) at 10 mA/cm² and -10 mA/cm², respectively, in alkaline media. The performance enhancement at 5 mM W-doping was linked to the well-aligned NiFeW-LDH nanosheets; smaller, less-textured nanosheets were observed with lower or higher W precursor concentrations (2.5 mM or >7.5 mM), leading to inferior OER and HER performances. Hence, an appropriate W doping is crucial to generating the morphologies that contribute to the higher performance of NiFeW-LDHs.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Fuel Cell Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; FE0011585; EE0008423; EE0008426

OSTI ID:: 1821979

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1819964

Journal Information:: Electrochimica Acta, Journal Name: Electrochimica Acta Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 395; ISSN 0013-4686

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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