Issue 21, 2017

A nickel-borate nanoarray: a highly active 3D oxygen-evolving catalyst electrode operating in near-neutral water

Abstract

The exploration of high-performance and cost-effective water oxidation catalysts operating under mild conditions is still urgent and challenging. In this communication, a nickel-borate nanoarray supported on carbon cloth (Ni-Bi/CC) has been fabricated through oxidative polarization of a nickel oxide nanoarray on CC (NiO/CC) in a borate electrolyte (pH 9.2). As a 3D electrode, this Ni-Bi/CC exhibits superior catalytic activity for water oxidation in 0.1 M potassium borate (K-Bi) solution, yielding a geometrical catalytic current density of 10 mA cm−2 at an overpotential of 470 mV. Notably, this electrode also demonstrates outstanding long-term electrochemical durability for 25 h with 100% Faradaic efficiency.

Graphical abstract: A nickel-borate nanoarray: a highly active 3D oxygen-evolving catalyst electrode operating in near-neutral water

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 dec 2016
Accepted
20 feb 2017
First published
28 feb 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 3070-3073

A nickel-borate nanoarray: a highly active 3D oxygen-evolving catalyst electrode operating in near-neutral water

X. Ji, L. Cui, D. Liu, S. Hao, J. Liu, F. Qu, Y. Ma, G. Du, A. M. Asiri and X. Sun, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 3070 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC09893B

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