Super‐Hydrophilic Microporous Ni(OH) x /Ni 3 S 2 Heterostructure Electrocatalyst for Large‐Current‐Density Hydrogen Evolution

He, Wenjun; Zhang, Rui; Cao, Da; Li, Ying; Zhang, Jun; Hao, Qiuyan; Liu, Hui; Zhao, Jianling; Xin, Huolin L.

doi:10.1002/smll.202205719

Super‐Hydrophilic Microporous Ni(OH) x /Ni ₃ S ₂ Heterostructure Electrocatalyst for Large‐Current‐Density Hydrogen Evolution

Journal Article · 13 November 2022 · Small

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202205719· OSTI ID:2425509

He, Wenjun ^[1]; Zhang, Rui ^[2]; Cao, Da ^[1]; Li, Ying ^[1]; Zhang, Jun ^[1]; Hao, Qiuyan ^[1]; ^[1]; Zhao, Jianling ^[1]; Xin, Huolin L. ^[2]

Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information Hebei University of Technology Ministry of Education Tianjin 300130 China
Department of Physics and Astronomy University of California Irvine CA 92697 USA

Abstract

Exploiting active and stable non‐precious metal electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at large current density plays a key role in realizing large‐scale industrial hydrogen generation. Herein, a self‐supported microporous Ni(OH)x/Ni₃S₂heterostructure electrocatalyst on nickel foam (Ni(OH)x/Ni₃S₂/NF) that possesses super‐hydrophilic property through an electrochemical process is rationally designed and fabricated. Benefiting from the super‐hydrophilic property, microporous feature, and self‐supported structure, the electrocatalyst exhibits an exceptional HER performance at large current density in 1.0 M KOH, only requiring low overpotential of 126, 193, and 238 mV to reach a current density of 100, 500, and 1000 mA cm⁻², respectively, and displaying a long‐term durability up to 1000 h, which is among the state‐of‐the‐art non‐precious metal electrocatalysts. Combining hard X‐rays absorption spectroscopy and first‐principles calculation, it also reveals that the strong electronic coupling at the interface of the heterostructure facilitates the dissociation of H₂O molecular, accelerating the HER kinetics in alkaline electrolyte. This work sheds a light on developing advanced non‐precious metal electrocatalysts for industrial hydrogen production by means of constructing a super‐hydrophilic microporous heterostructure.

Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2425509

Journal Information:: Small, Journal Name: Small Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 19; ISSN 1613-6810

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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