Development of cost-effective and highly-efficient bifunctional hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER)catalysts is crucial for overall water splitting in practical utilization.Herein,we pro...Development of cost-effective and highly-efficient bifunctional hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER)catalysts is crucial for overall water splitting in practical utilization.Herein,we proposed a novel non-noble metal bifunctional,HER/OER electrocatalyst by synergistically coupling a dual-active Co-based heterojunction(Co-CoO)with high conductive and stable two-dimensional Ti_(3)C_(2)-MXene(defined as Co-CoO/Ti^(3)CrMXene).A series of characterizations and theoretical calculations'verify that the synergistic effect of metallic Co with HER activity and Coo with OER performance leads to superb bifunctional catalytic performance,and Ti_(3)C_(2)-MXene can enhance electrical conductivity and prevent the aggregation of the Co-based catalysts,thereby improving both the activity arid stability.Co-Co0/Ti_(3)C_(2)-MXene presents low onset potential(11onse1)of 8 mV and,Tafel slope of 47 mV·dec^(-1) for HER(close to that of Pt/C)and 17onset of 196 mV and Tafel slope of 47 mV·dec^(-1) for OER(superior to:that of Ru02).Assembled as an electrolyzer,Co-CoO/Ti_(3)C_(2)-MXene shows a low voltage of 1.55 V at 10 mA·cm^(-2),high Faradaic efficiency and remarkable stability.It can be driven by a solar cell of-1.55 V for consecutive production of hydrogen and oxygen gases.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFB1502401)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21631004,21805073,U20A20250,and 21901064)+3 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province(No.QC2018014)the University Nursing Program for Young Scholars with Creative Talents in Heilongjiang Province(Nos.UNPYSCT-2017123 and UNPYSCT-2017124)the Basic Research fund of Heilongjiang University in Heilongjiang Province(No.RCYJTD201801)Heilongjiang University Excellent Youth Foundation.
文摘Development of cost-effective and highly-efficient bifunctional hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER)catalysts is crucial for overall water splitting in practical utilization.Herein,we proposed a novel non-noble metal bifunctional,HER/OER electrocatalyst by synergistically coupling a dual-active Co-based heterojunction(Co-CoO)with high conductive and stable two-dimensional Ti_(3)C_(2)-MXene(defined as Co-CoO/Ti^(3)CrMXene).A series of characterizations and theoretical calculations'verify that the synergistic effect of metallic Co with HER activity and Coo with OER performance leads to superb bifunctional catalytic performance,and Ti_(3)C_(2)-MXene can enhance electrical conductivity and prevent the aggregation of the Co-based catalysts,thereby improving both the activity arid stability.Co-Co0/Ti_(3)C_(2)-MXene presents low onset potential(11onse1)of 8 mV and,Tafel slope of 47 mV·dec^(-1) for HER(close to that of Pt/C)and 17onset of 196 mV and Tafel slope of 47 mV·dec^(-1) for OER(superior to:that of Ru02).Assembled as an electrolyzer,Co-CoO/Ti_(3)C_(2)-MXene shows a low voltage of 1.55 V at 10 mA·cm^(-2),high Faradaic efficiency and remarkable stability.It can be driven by a solar cell of-1.55 V for consecutive production of hydrogen and oxygen gases.
