Hybrid Ni_(2)P/CoP Nanosheets as Efficient and Robust Electrocatalysts for Domestic Wastewater Splitting

The development of low-cost,robust and efficient non-noble metal electrocatalysts is still a pursuit for the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).Herein,a self-standing electrocatalyst,Ni_(2)P/CoP nanosheet,was fabricated directly on three-dimensional Ni foams by two facile steps,which illustrated both high activity and stability for HER in different electrolytes.Benefiting from the porous structures of nanosheets with large specific surface area and the hybrid Ni_(2)P/CoP,the as-prepared electrocatalyst presented remarkable HER with overpotentials of 65.2 and 87.8 mV to reach a current density of-10 mA cm^(-2)in neutral and alkaline media,respectively.Density function theory calculations revealed a lower activation energy of water dissociation and efficient HER steps of hybrid Ni_(2)P/CoP nanosheets compared with mono CoP.The self-standing electrocatalyst maintained excellent chemical stability.Additionally,the HER process in domestic wastewater was realized with more impressive performance by using Ni_(2)P/CoP nanosheets compared with commercial Pt/C.Hydrogen was continuously generated for 20 h in mildly alkaline dishwashing wastewater.This work provides a feasible way to fabricate non-noble metal and self-standing hybrid bimetallic phosphides for HER in neutral and alkaline media,showing great potential for efficient hydrogen production by re-utilizing wastewater resources.

One-step synthesis of hierarchical Ni_(3)Se_(2)nanosheet-on-nanorods/Ni foam electrodes for hybrid supercapacitors

Transitional metal selenides have high conductivity,even metal quality,which makes them great for using as electrode materials for fabricating supercapacitors.Here,hierarchical Ni_(3)Se_(2)nanosheet-on-nanorods on Ni foam(NSR-Ni_(3)Se_(2)/Ni)was fabricated by a facile three-dimensional(3D)substrate-assisted confinement assembly method,and used as a freestanding electrode material for hybrid supercapacitors(HSCs).In this design,metallic Ni_(3)Se_(2)with hybrid 1D/2D architecture could effectively enhance the active specific surface area of electrode and improve space utilization,as well as significantly facilitate electrons transport,while Ni foam served as the Ni source of Ni_(3)Se_(2)and provided 3D multi-electron transport channels,thus boosting the specific capacity.The constructed hierarchical NSR-Ni_(3)Se_(2)electrode delivered a superior areal specific capacity of 1.068 mAh/cm^(2)(7.69 F/cm^(2))at 2 mA/cm^(2)and retained 68.2%of the initial capacity when the current density increases by 15 times.Furthermore,the as-assembled NSR-Ni_(3)Se_(2)device exhibited an ultrahigh energy density of 56.4 Wh/kg and high power density of 4640.3 W/kg,and a capacity retention of 92.6%even after 6000 cycles.

O-NiCoP/Ni_(2)P电催化还原2,4-二氯苯酚性能研究

针对电催化还原工艺处理氯酚类有机废水受到限制等问题,制备了过渡金属O-NiCoP/Ni_(2)P催化电极,并用于目标污染物2,4-二氯苯酚废水的电催化还原降解.同时,主要考察了2,4-二氯苯酚浓度、电流密度、电解质浓度、pH和温度等因素对O-NiCoP/Ni_(2)P催化电极降解效能的影响.结果表明,在2,4-二氯苯酚初始浓度为10 mg·L^(-1),温度为25℃,溶液pH=7,Na_(2)SO_(4)电解质浓度为50 mmol·L^(-1),电流密度为10 mA·cm^(-2)的条件下,O-NiCoP/Ni_(2)P电极催化降解180 min,对2,4-二氯苯酚去除率可达到72.2%.同时,催化电极循环使用10次,2,4-二氯苯酚的去除效率保持在72.1%~72.7%,表明电极具有良好的稳定性和实际应用的潜在价值.