Issue 24, 2024

Engineering hierarchical snowflake-like multi-metal selenide catalysts anchored on Ni foam for high-efficiency and stable overall water splitting

Abstract

The development of excellent bifunctional electrocatalysts is an effective way to promote the industrial application of electrolytic water. In this work, a free-standing W-doped cobalt selenide (W-CoSe300/NF) electrocatalyst with a snowflake-like structure supported on nickel foam was prepared by a hydrothermal–selenization strategy. Benefiting from the high specific surface area of the 3D snowflake-like structure and the regulation of tungsten doping on the electronic structure of the metal active center, W-CoSe300/NF shows remarkable electrocatalytic water decomposition performance. In 1.0 M KOH, the W-CoSe300/NF electrocatalyst achieved an efficient HER and OER at a current density of 50 mA cm−2 with overpotentials as low as 84 mV and 283 mV, respectively. More importantly, W-CoSe300/NF acts as both the anode and cathode of the electrolytic tank, requiring only a potential of 1.54 V to obtain 10 mA cm−2 and can operate continuously for more than 120 hours at this current density. This study proposes a new way for the design of high efficiency and affordable bifunctional electrocatalysts.

Graphical abstract: Engineering hierarchical snowflake-like multi-metal selenide catalysts anchored on Ni foam for high-efficiency and stable overall water splitting

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Apr 2024
Accepted
21 May 2024
First published
22 May 2024

Dalton Trans., 2024,53, 10142-10149

Engineering hierarchical snowflake-like multi-metal selenide catalysts anchored on Ni foam for high-efficiency and stable overall water splitting

E. Fan, S. Zhou, H. Zhao, J. Ran, Z. Zhang, G. Dong, W. Zhang, Y. Zang, M. Zhao, D. Chai and X. Huang, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 10142 DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01108B

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