In situ surface reconstruction of heterostructure Ni2P/CoP/FeP4 nanowires network catalyst for high-current-density overall water splitting

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Considering the imperative need for cost-effective electrocatalysts for water electrolysis, a novel Ni₂P/CoP/FeP₄/IF electrocatalyst nanowires network was synthesized in this study. Owing to the strong synergistic effects and high exposure of the active sites, Ni₂P/CoP/FeP₄/IF exhibited exceptional performance in both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), demonstrating low overpotentials of 218 and 127 mV at 100 mA cm^-2 in alkaline media, respectively. Furthermore, the water electrolyzer based on Ni₂P/CoP/FeP₄/IF bifunctional catalyst requires only 1.50 and 2.05 V to reach 10 and 500 mA cm^-2, respectively, indicating its potential for large-scale hydrogen production. Comprehensive ex situ characterizations and in situ Raman spectra reveal that Ni₂P/CoP/FeP₄/IF undergoes rapid reconstruction during the OER to form the corresponding (oxy) hydroxide species, which serve as the real active sites. Furthermore, density functional theory calculations clarified that during the HER process, H₂O is adsorbed at the Fe site of Ni₂P/CoP/FeP₄/IF for hydrolysis, with the resultant H* adsorbed at the Ni site for desorption. Introducing CoP promoted water adsorption and increased the HER activity of the catalyst. Hence, this study offers a pathway for designing highly efficient catalysts that leverage the interface effects.

Key words: Overall water splitting, Multi-interfaces, Phosphide, Surface reconstruction, High-current-density

Ting Zhao, Bingbing Gong, Guancheng Xu, Jiahui Jiang, Li Zhang. In situ surface reconstruction of heterostructure Ni₂P/CoP/FeP₄nanowires network catalyst for high-current-density overall water splitting[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 61: 269-280.

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Fig. 1. Schematic illustration of Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF synthesis.

Fig. 2. XRD pattern (a), SEM (b,c), TEM (d), High-resolution TEM (e), SAED (f), and STEM and elemental mapping images (g-l) of Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF.

Fig. 3. High-resolution XPS spectra of Ni 2p (a), Co 2p (b), Fe 2p (c), and P 2p (d) in Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF, Ni2P/FeP4/IF, and CoP/FeP4/IF.

Fig. 4. OER performance measurements of Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF and the comparative samples in 1.0 mol L-1 KOH. (a) Polarization curves of catalysts with 75% iR-correction. (b) Overpotentials comparison (@100 mA cm-2) of various reported self-supported TMP-based OER catalysts. (c) Tafel slopes. (d) Double-layer capacitance. (e) Nyquist curves. (f) Multistep chronopotentiometric curve of Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF without iR-correction.

Fig. 5. In situ Raman spectra of Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF (a) and Ni2P/FeP4/IF (b) at different potentials in 1.0 mol L-1 KOH.

Fig. 6. HER performance measurements of Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF and the comparative samples in 1.0 mol L-1 KOH. (a) Polarization curves of catalysts with 75% iR-correction. (b) Overpotentials comparison (@100 mA cm-2) of various reported self-supported TMP-based HER catalysts. (c) Tafel slopes. (d) Double-layer capacitance. (e) Nyquist curves. (f) Multistep chronopotentiometric curve of Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF without iR-correction.

Fig. 7. (a) Adsorption energy for H2O on different sites. (b) Free-energy diagram for the HER. (c) ΔGH* values on different sites of Ni2P/FeP4, CoP/FeP4, and FeP4 models. (d) Charge density difference of Ni2P-FeP4 and FeP4-CoP. Gray, dark blue, ginger, and purple balls correspond to Ni, Co, Fe, and P atoms, respectively. The lemon-yellow and sky-blue iso-surfaces correspond to charge accumulation and depletion, respectively..

Fig. 8. Overall water splitting measurements in 1.0 mol L-1 KOH. (a) Polarization curves of Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF||Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF and Pt/C/IF||RuO2/IF couple electrodes for overall water splitting. (b) Comparison of cell voltages (@100 mA cm-2) for various reported self-supported TMP-based overall water splitting catalysts. (c) Multistep chronopotentiometric curve of Ni2P/CoP/FeP4/IF without iR-correction.

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