Pd ion-exchange and ammonia etching of a Prussian blue analogue to produce a high-performance water-splitting catalyst
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Zhang, Hao
Jiang, Qianfan
Hadden, Joseph HL
Xie, Fang
Riley, D Jason
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Journal Article
Abstract
The authors report an ammonia‐assisted in situ cation‐exchange method for the synthesis of dodecagon N‐doped PdCoNi carbon‐based nanosheets (Pd‐e‐NiCo‐PBA‐C) and explore the catalytic performance. Pd‐e‐NiCo‐PBA‐C exerts extremely low overpotential and Tafel slope for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) both in acidic and alkaline media, only 47 mV, 55 mV dec−1 (pH = 0, HER) and 147 mV, 67 mV dec−1 (pH = 14, HER), and 309 mV, 67 mV dec−1 (pH = 14, OER), outperforming commercial IrO2‐based and Pt‐based catalysts. In addition, after 5000 cycles, the linear sweep voltammetry curve shows a negligible shift, indicating excellent stability performance. To test its overall water‐splitting performance, Pd‐e‐NiCo‐PBA‐C is applied as both cathode and anode materials. A high current density of 33 mA cm−2 at a battery voltage of 1.6 V is obtained, with the catalytic activity maintained at 97.3% after over 50 h. To get a further insight into the superior OER and HER performance, theoretical calculations are carried out, the better performance originates from the affinity difference of Pd and Ni atoms for gas atoms, and the replacement of inert atoms can decrease the binding energy and enhance the electrocatalytic activity.
Date Issued
2021-03-03
Date Acceptance
2020-11-23
Citation
Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31 (10), pp.1-15
ISSN
1616-301X
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
1
End Page
15
Journal / Book Title
Advanced Functional Materials
Volume
31
Issue
10
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© 2020 The Authors. Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
cation‐
exchanges
CoPd2
dodecagon nanosheets
overall water‐
splitting
Prussian blue analogues
METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS
OXYGEN EVOLUTION
COORDINATION POLYMERS
HOLLOW STRUCTURES
COBALT OXIDE
OXIDATION
NANOPARTICLES
EFFICIENT
ELECTROCATALYSTS
CO
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 2008989
Date Publish Online
2020-12-13