The development of bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting is highly desired for converting electricity into chemical energy.However,the synthesis of high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts re...The development of bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting is highly desired for converting electricity into chemical energy.However,the synthesis of high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts remains a pressing challenge.Here,we found that both the oxygen evolution reaction(OER)and hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)performance of the Co_(3)S_(4) electrode can be significantly improved by integration with CeO_(2).Specifically,as-prepared 5%Ce-Co_(3)S_(4) and 1%Ce-Co_(3)S_(4) delivered low overpotentials of 290 and 257 mV to achieve 10 mA cm^(-2) for the OER and HER in 1.0 M KOH,respectively.The crucial role of CeO_(2) originated from its unique surface with abundant oxygen vacancies,which were beneficial for the stabilization of Co^(2+)sites with high OER activity and both the adsorption and dissociation of water molecules in the HER process.This work is expected to provide a general approach to prepare a wide range of high-performance electrode materials for energy-related applications.展开更多
基金supported by the financial aid from the National Science and Technology Major Project(2020YFE0204500 and 2016YFA0203200)National Natural Science Foundation of China(21771173,22020102003 and 22025506).
文摘The development of bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting is highly desired for converting electricity into chemical energy.However,the synthesis of high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts remains a pressing challenge.Here,we found that both the oxygen evolution reaction(OER)and hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)performance of the Co_(3)S_(4) electrode can be significantly improved by integration with CeO_(2).Specifically,as-prepared 5%Ce-Co_(3)S_(4) and 1%Ce-Co_(3)S_(4) delivered low overpotentials of 290 and 257 mV to achieve 10 mA cm^(-2) for the OER and HER in 1.0 M KOH,respectively.The crucial role of CeO_(2) originated from its unique surface with abundant oxygen vacancies,which were beneficial for the stabilization of Co^(2+)sites with high OER activity and both the adsorption and dissociation of water molecules in the HER process.This work is expected to provide a general approach to prepare a wide range of high-performance electrode materials for energy-related applications.
