Ni_xWO_(2.72) nanorods(NRs) are synthesized by a one-pot reaction of Ni(acac)_2 and WCl_4. In the rod structure, Ni(Ⅱ) intercalates in the defective perovskite-type WO_(2.72) and is stabilized. The Ni_xWO_(2.72) NRs ...Ni_xWO_(2.72) nanorods(NRs) are synthesized by a one-pot reaction of Ni(acac)_2 and WCl_4. In the rod structure, Ni(Ⅱ) intercalates in the defective perovskite-type WO_(2.72) and is stabilized. The Ni_xWO_(2.72) NRs show the x-dependent electrocatalysis for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER) in 0.1 M KOH with Ni_(0.78)WO_(2.72) being the most efficient, even outperforming the commercial Ir-catalyst. The synthesis is not limited to Ni_xWO_(2.72) but can be extended to M_xWO_(2.72)(M = Co, Fe) as well,providing a new class of oxide-based catalysts for efficient OER and other energy conversion reactions.展开更多
基金supported by the U.S.Army Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Office under grant W911NF-15-1-0147 on "New Composite Catalysts Based on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene and Nanoparticles for Advanced Electrocatalysis"Part of electron microscopy work used resources of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, which is a U.S. DOE Office of Science Facility, at Brookhaven National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-SC0012704
文摘Ni_xWO_(2.72) nanorods(NRs) are synthesized by a one-pot reaction of Ni(acac)_2 and WCl_4. In the rod structure, Ni(Ⅱ) intercalates in the defective perovskite-type WO_(2.72) and is stabilized. The Ni_xWO_(2.72) NRs show the x-dependent electrocatalysis for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER) in 0.1 M KOH with Ni_(0.78)WO_(2.72) being the most efficient, even outperforming the commercial Ir-catalyst. The synthesis is not limited to Ni_xWO_(2.72) but can be extended to M_xWO_(2.72)(M = Co, Fe) as well,providing a new class of oxide-based catalysts for efficient OER and other energy conversion reactions.
