Heterojunction catalysts composed of transition metal sulfides exhibited excellent potentials in electrocatalytic water splitting.Herein,we have designed a FeS/Co_(3)S_(4) heterojunction catalyst for hydrogen evolutio...Heterojunction catalysts composed of transition metal sulfides exhibited excellent potentials in electrocatalytic water splitting.Herein,we have designed a FeS/Co_(3)S_(4) heterojunction catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER)in alkaline water/seawater solution.Three-dimensional nanoarrays were grown on nickel foam,and the successful synthesis of heterojunction endowed excellent activity to the catalyst.In alkaline water/seawater solution,the low overpotentials(at current density of 10 mA/cm^(2))of HER were 120.3 and 135.6 mV and the low overpotentials of OER were 212 and 232 mV,respectively.This work provided an effective method for highly-efficiently electrocatalytic splitting of water via fabrication of heterojunction.展开更多
Electrocatalytic overall water splitting(OWS),a pivotal approach in addressing the global energy crisis,aims to produce hydrogen and oxygen.However,most of the catalysts in powder form are adhesively bounding to the e...Electrocatalytic overall water splitting(OWS),a pivotal approach in addressing the global energy crisis,aims to produce hydrogen and oxygen.However,most of the catalysts in powder form are adhesively bounding to the electrodes,resulting in catalyst detachment by bubble generation and other uncertain interference,and eventually reducing the OWS performance.To surmount this challenge,we synthesized a hybrid material of Co_(3)S_(4)-pyrolysis lotus fiber(labeled as Co_(3)S_(4)-p LF)textile by hydrothermal and hightemperature pyrolysis processes for electrocatalytic OWS.Owing to the natural LF textile exposing the uniformly distributed functional groups(AOH,ANH_(2),etc.)to anchor Co_(3)S_(4)nanoparticles with hierarchical porous structure and outstanding hydrophily,the hybrid Co_(3)S_(4)-p LF catalyst shows low overpotentials at 10 m A cm^(-2)(η_(10,HER)=100 m Vη_(10,OER)=240 mV)alongside prolonged operational stability during electrocatalytic reactions.Theoretical calculations reveal that the electron transfer from p LF to Co_(3)S_(4)in the hybrid Co_(3)S_(4)-p LF is beneficial to the electrocatalytic process.This work will shed light on the development of nature-inspired carbon-based materials in hybrid electrocatalysts for OWS.展开更多
通过探索一系列静电纺丝-硫化-煅烧等工艺参数,制备了N-掺杂碳纤维复合Sb_(2)S_(3)柔性电极材料(Sb_(2)S_(3)/NC),并采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)等对样品的晶体结构、微观...通过探索一系列静电纺丝-硫化-煅烧等工艺参数,制备了N-掺杂碳纤维复合Sb_(2)S_(3)柔性电极材料(Sb_(2)S_(3)/NC),并采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)等对样品的晶体结构、微观形貌及化学组成等进行了表征.制备的Sb_(2)S_(3)/NC纳米纤维具有优异的机械柔性和独特的复合结构.30 nm大小的Sb_(2)S_(3)纳米粒子相互连接成串珠状形貌,均匀地分散在N-掺杂碳纳米纤维中,有利于提高电子/离子的传输速率和电极材料的循环稳定性.Sb_(2)S_(3)/NC作为负极材料直接组装成的钠离子电池显示出优异的电化学性能,电流密度0.1和2.0 A g^(-1)下,比容量分别达到476.5和266.2 mAh g^(-1),0.1 A g^(-1)下循环280次后比容量保持为466.3 mAh g^(-1).展开更多
基金supported by the Dean/Opening Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology(2023K001)Taishan Scholars Foundation of Shandong province(TSQN201909058).
文摘Heterojunction catalysts composed of transition metal sulfides exhibited excellent potentials in electrocatalytic water splitting.Herein,we have designed a FeS/Co_(3)S_(4) heterojunction catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER)in alkaline water/seawater solution.Three-dimensional nanoarrays were grown on nickel foam,and the successful synthesis of heterojunction endowed excellent activity to the catalyst.In alkaline water/seawater solution,the low overpotentials(at current density of 10 mA/cm^(2))of HER were 120.3 and 135.6 mV and the low overpotentials of OER were 212 and 232 mV,respectively.This work provided an effective method for highly-efficiently electrocatalytic splitting of water via fabrication of heterojunction.
基金supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department,China(22B0893)the Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department,China(20A060)。
文摘Electrocatalytic overall water splitting(OWS),a pivotal approach in addressing the global energy crisis,aims to produce hydrogen and oxygen.However,most of the catalysts in powder form are adhesively bounding to the electrodes,resulting in catalyst detachment by bubble generation and other uncertain interference,and eventually reducing the OWS performance.To surmount this challenge,we synthesized a hybrid material of Co_(3)S_(4)-pyrolysis lotus fiber(labeled as Co_(3)S_(4)-p LF)textile by hydrothermal and hightemperature pyrolysis processes for electrocatalytic OWS.Owing to the natural LF textile exposing the uniformly distributed functional groups(AOH,ANH_(2),etc.)to anchor Co_(3)S_(4)nanoparticles with hierarchical porous structure and outstanding hydrophily,the hybrid Co_(3)S_(4)-p LF catalyst shows low overpotentials at 10 m A cm^(-2)(η_(10,HER)=100 m Vη_(10,OER)=240 mV)alongside prolonged operational stability during electrocatalytic reactions.Theoretical calculations reveal that the electron transfer from p LF to Co_(3)S_(4)in the hybrid Co_(3)S_(4)-p LF is beneficial to the electrocatalytic process.This work will shed light on the development of nature-inspired carbon-based materials in hybrid electrocatalysts for OWS.
文摘通过探索一系列静电纺丝-硫化-煅烧等工艺参数,制备了N-掺杂碳纤维复合Sb_(2)S_(3)柔性电极材料(Sb_(2)S_(3)/NC),并采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)等对样品的晶体结构、微观形貌及化学组成等进行了表征.制备的Sb_(2)S_(3)/NC纳米纤维具有优异的机械柔性和独特的复合结构.30 nm大小的Sb_(2)S_(3)纳米粒子相互连接成串珠状形貌,均匀地分散在N-掺杂碳纳米纤维中,有利于提高电子/离子的传输速率和电极材料的循环稳定性.Sb_(2)S_(3)/NC作为负极材料直接组装成的钠离子电池显示出优异的电化学性能,电流密度0.1和2.0 A g^(-1)下,比容量分别达到476.5和266.2 mAh g^(-1),0.1 A g^(-1)下循环280次后比容量保持为466.3 mAh g^(-1).
