Solar enhanced oxygen evolution reaction with transition metal telluride

Singh, Harish; Higuchi-Roos, Taishi; Roncoroni, Fabrice; Prendergast, David; Nath, Manashi

doi:10.3389/fchem.2024.1381144

Title: Solar enhanced oxygen evolution reaction with transition metal telluride

Journal Article · 25 April 2024 · Frontiers in Chemistry

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2024.1381144 · OSTI ID:2470261

Singh, Harish ^[1]; Higuchi-Roos, Taishi ^[1]; Roncoroni, Fabrice ^[2]; Prendergast, David ^[2]; Nath, Manashi ^[1]

Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Molecular Foundry

The photo-enhanced electrocatalytic method of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) shows promise for enhancing the effectiveness of clear energy generation through water splitting by using renewable and sustainable source of energy. However, despite benefits of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water splitting, its uses are constrained by its low efficiency as a result of charge carrier recombination, a large overpotential, and sluggish reaction kinetics. Here, we illustrate that Nickel telluride (NiTe) synthesized by hydrothermal methods can function as an extremely effective photo-coupled electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (POER) catalyst. In this study, NiTe was synthesized by hydrothermal method at 145°C within just an hour of reaction time. In dark conditions, the NiTe deposited on carbon cloth substrate shows a small oxygen evolution reaction overpotential (261 mV) at a current density of 10 mA cm^–2, a reduced Tafel slope (65.4 mV dec^-1), and negligible activity decay after 12 h of chronoamperometry. By virtue of its enhanced photo response, excellent light harvesting ability, and increased interfacial kinetics of charge separation, the NiTe electrode under simulated solar illumination displays exceptional photoelectrochemical performance exhibiting overpotential of 165 mV at current density of 10 mA cm^-2, which is about 96 mV less than on dark conditions. In addition, Density Functional Theory investigations have been carried out on the NiTe surface, the results of which demonstrated a greater adsorption energy for intermediate -OH on the catalyst site. Since the -OH adsorption on the catalyst site correlates to catalyst activation, it indicates the facile electrocatalytic activity of NiTe owing to favorable catalyst activation. DFT calculations also revealed the facile charge density redistribution following intermediate -OH adsorption on the NiTe surface. This work demonstrates that arrays of NiTe elongated nanostructure are a promising option for both electrochemical and photoelectrocatalytic water oxidation and offers broad suggestions for developing effective PEC devices.

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Cite

Export

Save

Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 2470261

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Chemistry, Journal Name: Frontiers in Chemistry Vol. 12; ISSN 2296-2646

Publisher:: Frontiers Research FoundationCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

References (52)

Bifunctional Heterostructured Transition Metal Phosphides for Efficient Electrochemical Water Splitting Zhang, Haojie; Maijenburg, A. Wouter; Li, Xiaopeng Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 34 https://doi.org/10.1002/ADFM.202003261	journal	June 2020
Oxygen Evolution Catalysts at Transition Metal Oxide Photoanodes: Their Differing Roles for Solar Water Splitting Zhang, Jifang; Cui, Junyi; Eslava, Salvador Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 11, Issue 13 https://doi.org/10.1002/AENM.202003111	journal	February 2021
Lattice‐Matching Formed Mesoporous Transition Metal Oxide Heterostructures Advance Water Splitting by Active Fe–O–Cu Bridges Hu, Feng; Yu, Deshuang; Ye, Min Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 12, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.1002/AENM.202200067	journal	April 2022
Nickel Ditelluride Nanosheet Arrays: A Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Wang, Zhichao; Zhang, Lixue ChemElectroChem, Vol. 5, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1002/CELC.201701357	journal	February 2018
Low Temperature Hydrothermal Method for Synthesis of Crystalline Fe₂O₃ and their Oxygen Evolution Performance Rana, Supriya; Yadav, Krishna K.; Sood, Kritika Electroanalysis, Vol. 32, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1002/ELAN.202060146	journal	September 2020
Multifunctional Nickel Sulfide Nanosheet Arrays for Solar‐Intensified Oxygen Evolution Reaction Zhang, Yajing; Wang, Yuchao; Jiang, Heqing Small, Vol. 16, Issue 33 https://doi.org/10.1002/SMLL.202002550	journal	July 2020
Emerging Surface, Bulk, and Interface Engineering Strategies on BiVO₄ for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Gaikwad, Mayur A.; Suryawanshi, Umesh P.; Ghorpade, Uma V. Small, Vol. 18, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1002/SMLL.202105084	journal	December 2021
Transition‐Metal‐Based Cocatalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting Zhao, Hui; Jian, Liang; Gong, Ming Small Structures, Vol. 3, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1002/SSTR.202100229	journal	April 2022
Identifying the Key Role of Pyridinic-N-Co Bonding in Synergistic Electrocatalysis for Reversible ORR/OER Wang, Xue-Rui; Liu, Jie-Yu; Liu, Zi-Wei Advanced Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 23 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201800005	journal	April 2018
FeNi₂Se₄–Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite: Enhancing Bifunctional Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Evolution and Reduction through Synergistic Effects Umapathi, Siddesh; Masud, Jahangir; Swesi, Abdurazag T. Advanced Sustainable Systems, Vol. 1, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.201700086	journal	September 2017
Cobalt telluride electrocatalyst for selective electroreduction of CO2 to value-added chemicals Saxena, Apurv; Singh, Harish; Nath, Manashi Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 11, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1007/S40243-022-00211-6	journal	July 2022
Chemically deposited Co3S4 thin film: morphology dependant electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction Kale, Shital B.; Lokhande, Vaibhav C.; Marje, Supriya J. Applied Physics A, Vol. 126, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-3360-8	journal	February 2020
Insights of enhanced oxygen evolution reaction of nanostructured cobalt ferrite surface Rana, Supriya; Yadav, Krishna K.; Guchhait, Sujit Kumar Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 56, Issue 14 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05629-9	journal	February 2021
Surface self-reconstruction of telluride induced by in-situ cathodic electrochemical activation for enhanced water oxidation performance Guo, Peng; Cao, Shoufu; Wang, Yijin Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Vol. 310 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APCATB.2022.121355	journal	August 2022
Transition metal-based electrocatalysts for overall water splitting Li, Xiao-Peng; Huang, Can; Han, Wen-Kai Chinese Chemical Letters, Vol. 32, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CCLET.2021.01.047	journal	September 2021
Defect-enriched multistage skeleton morphology Ni-Fe-P-Ni3S2 heterogeneous catalyst on Ni foam for efficient overall water splitting Li, Zihan; Wang, Kaihang; Tan, Xiao Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 424 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CEJ.2021.130390	journal	November 2021
Defect-rich Fe-doped Co3O4 derived from bimetallic-organic framework as an enhanced electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction Min, Kyeongseok; Hwang, Minji; Shim, Sang Eun Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 424 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CEJ.2021.130400	journal	November 2021
Progress of transition metal chalcogenides as efficient electrocatalysts for energy conversion Nath, Manashi; Singh, Harish; Saxena, Apurv Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, Vol. 34 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COELEC.2022.100993	journal	August 2022
Development of carbon coated NiS2 as positive electrode material for high performance asymmetric supercapacitor Ghosh, Souvik; Sharath Kumar, J.; Chandra Murmu, Naresh Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 177 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COMPOSITESB.2019.107373	journal	November 2019
Ordered mesoporous Cu–Ca–Zr: A superior catalyst for direct synthesis of methyl formate from syngas Zhuang, Jiahao; Lu, Bin; Gu, Fangna Carbon Resources Conversion, Vol. 1, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CRCON.2018.05.005	journal	August 2018
A review: Target-oriented transition metal phosphide design and synthesis for water splitting Li, Yun; Li, Ruopeng; Wang, Dan International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 46, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2020.11.030	journal	January 2021
Self-supported iron-doping NiSe2 nanowrinkles as bifunctional electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting Zhang, Changqin; Zhang, Yi; Zhou, Shuai Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 818 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JALLCOM.2019.152833	journal	March 2020
Recent advances in transition metal selenides-based electrocatalysts: Rational design and applications in water splitting Sun, Jianpeng; Zhao, Zhan; Li, Jiao Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 918 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JALLCOM.2022.165719	journal	October 2022
A multi-dimensional hierarchical strategy building melamine sponge-derived tetrapod carbon supported cobalt–nickel tellurides 0D/3D nanohybrids for boosting hydrogen evolution and triiodide reduction reaction Deng, Yingying; Yun, Sining; Dang, Jiaoe Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 624 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCIS.2022.05.147	journal	October 2022
Recent progress on bimetallic NiCo and CoFe based electrocatalysts for alkaline oxygen evolution reaction: A review Gebreslase, Gebrehiwet Abrham; Martínez-Huerta, Maria Victoria; Lázaro, Maria Jesus Journal of Energy Chemistry, Vol. 67 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JECHEM.2021.10.009	journal	April 2022
Tuning the bandgap of m-ZrO2 by incorporation of copper nanoparticles into visible region for the treatment of organic pollutants Singh, Harish; Yadav, Krishna Kumar Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 123 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2019.110698	journal	March 2020
RuO2 nanoparticles supported on MnO2 nanorods as high efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst of lithium-oxygen battery Xu, Yue-Feng; Chen, Yuan; Xu, Gui-Liang Nano Energy, Vol. 28 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NANOEN.2016.08.009	journal	October 2016
Multiscale structural optimization: Highly efficient hollow iron-doped metal sulfide heterostructures as bifunctional electrocatalysts for water splitting Guo, Yanna; Zhou, Xin; Tang, Jing Nano Energy, Vol. 75 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NANOEN.2020.104913	journal	September 2020
Pt/porous-IrO2 nanocomposite as promising electrocatalyst for unitized regenerative fuel cell Kong, Fan-Dong; Zhang, Sheng; Yin, Ge-Ping Electrochemistry Communications, Vol. 14, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2011.11.002	journal	January 2012
Development of porous Pt/IrO2/carbon paper electrocatalysts with enhanced mass transport as oxygen electrodes in unitized regenerative fuel cells Lee, Byung-Seok; Park, Hee-Young; Cho, Min Kyung Electrochemistry Communications, Vol. 64 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2016.01.002	journal	March 2016
Cobalt Telluride: A Highly Efficient Trifunctional Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting and Oxygen Reduction Nath, Manashi; De Silva, Umanga; Singh, Harish ACS Applied Energy Materials, Vol. 4, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1021/ACSAEM.1C01438	journal	July 2021
Copper Selenides as High-Efficiency Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Masud, Jahangir; Liyanage, Wipula P. R.; Cao, Xi ACS Applied Energy Materials, Vol. 1, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.8b00746	journal	July 2018
Nickel/Nickel Oxide-Nitrogen Self-Doped Carbon Nanosheets for Electrocatalytic Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions Liu, Yixin; Mou, Guizhen; Wang, Yuqing ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c00222	journal	February 2022
Highly Efficient Dopamine Sensing with a Carbon Nanotube-Encapsulated Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructure Singh, Harish; Wu, Jiandong; Lagemann, Kurt A. L. ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 7, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c05422	journal	February 2024
Uncovering the Nature of Active Species of Nickel Phosphide Catalysts in High-Performance Electrochemical Overall Water Splitting Menezes, Prashanth W.; Indra, Arindam; Das, Chittaranjan ACS Catalysis, Vol. 7, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b02666	journal	November 2016
Two-Dimensional Metallic NiTe ₂ with Ultrahigh Environmental Stability, Conductivity, and Electrocatalytic Activity Shi, Jianping; Huan, Yahuan; Xiao, Mengmeng ACS Nano, Vol. 14, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c03940	journal	June 2020
Synthesis and Activities of Rutile IrO ₂ and RuO ₂ Nanoparticles for Oxygen Evolution in Acid and Alkaline Solutions Lee, Youngmin; Suntivich, Jin; May, Kevin J. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 3, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1021/jz2016507	journal	January 2012
Development of Cu3N electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline medium Sajeev, Aparna; Paul, Aleena Mary; Nivetha, Ravi Scientific Reports, Vol. 12, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05953-x	journal	February 2022
Nickel selenide as a high-efficiency catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction Swesi, A. T.; Masud, J.; Nath, M. Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 9, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1039/C5EE02463C	journal	January 2016
Spent tea leaves templated synthesis of highly active and durable cobalt-based trifunctional versatile electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions Ahsan, Md Ariful; Imam, Muhammad A.; Puente Santiago, Alain R. Green Chemistry, Vol. 22, Issue 20 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02155E	journal	January 2020
Nanostructured copper selenide as an ultrasensitive and selective non-enzymatic glucose sensor Umapathi, Siddesh; Singh, Harish; Masud, Jahangir Materials Advances, Vol. 2, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00890G	journal	January 2021
Recent progress of Ni–Fe layered double hydroxide and beyond towards electrochemical water splitting Xue, Bo Wen; Zhang, Cai Hong; Wang, Yi Zhong Nanoscale Advances, Vol. 2, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NA00727G	journal	January 2020
First-row transition metal-based materials derived from bimetallic metal–organic frameworks as highly efficient electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting Sanati, Soheila; Morsali, Ali; García, Hermenegildo Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 15, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE03614A	journal	January 2022
Transition metal-based layered double hydroxides for photo(electro)chemical water splitting: a mini review Gao, Rui; Zhu, Jia; Yan, Dongpeng Nanoscale, Vol. 13, Issue 32 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NR03409J	journal	January 2021
Multi-walled carbon nanotube supported manganese selenide as a highly active bifunctional OER and ORR electrocatalyst Singh, Harish; Marley-Hines, McKenzie; Chakravarty, Shatadru Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 10, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TA09864K	journal	January 2022
Carbon nanotube encapsulated metal selenide nanostructures for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction Singh, Harish; Liyanage, Wipula P. R.; Nath, Manashi Chemical Communications, Vol. 58, Issue 60 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC03026H	journal	January 2022
Nickel telluride as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient water splitting in alkaline medium De Silva, Umanga; Masud, Jahangir; Zhang, Ning Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 17 https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ta01760c	journal	January 2018
A synergistic interaction between isolated Au nanoparticles and oxygen vacancies in an amorphous black TiO₂ nanoporous film: toward enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting Shi, Li; Li, Zhao; Dao, Thang Duy Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 27 https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ta04621b	journal	January 2018
Nickel telluride vertically aligned thin film by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering for hydrogen evolution reaction Oh, Jeonghyeon; Park, Ho Jun; Bala, Arindam APL Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0024588	journal	December 2020
Recent trends and insights in nickel chalcogenide nanostructures for water-splitting reactions Bhat, Karthik S.; Nagaraja, H. S. Materials Research Innovations, Vol. 25, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1080/14328917.2019.1703523	journal	December 2019
Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple Perdew, John P.; Burke, Kieron; Ernzerhof, Matthias Physical Review Letters, Vol. 77, Issue 18, p. 3865-3868 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.3865	journal	October 1996
Copper selenide as multifunctional non-enzymatic glucose and dopamine sensor Singh, Harish; Bernabe, Jillian; Chern, Justin Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 36, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-021-00227-0	journal	April 2021

Similar Records

Ni Foam-Supported Fe-Doped β-Ni(OH)₂ Nanosheets Show Ultralow Overpotential for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Journal Article · 2019 · ACS Energy Letters · OSTI ID:1542388

Kou, Tianyi; Wang, Shanwen; Hauser, Jesse L.; +5 more

Rapid Synthesis of Carbon‐Supported Ru‐RuO₂ Heterostructures for Efficient Electrochemical Water Splitting

Journal Article · 2025 · Advanced Science · OSTI ID:2500966

Pan, Dingjie; Yu, Bingzhe; Tressel, John; +6 more

Twinning Enhances Efficiencies of Metallic Catalysts toward Electrolytic Water Splitting

Journal Article · 2021 · Advanced Energy Materials · OSTI ID:1830357

Huang, Chun‐Lung; Sasaki, Kotaro; Senthil Raja, Duraisamy; +8 more

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
density functional theory (DFT)
nickel telluride
photo-coupled electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction
solar hydrogen
solar water splitting

Title: Solar enhanced oxygen evolution reaction with transition metal telluride

Citation Formats

References (52)

Similar Records

Related Subjects