NiFe2O4/NiO Nanocomposites as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction†

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Abstract:

NiFe₂O₄/NiO nanocomposites were prepared by the thermal treatment of a single-source NiFe-layered double hydroxide precursor and were used as electrocatalysts for electrooxidation of water(oxygen evolution reaction, OER). The NiFe₂O₄/NiO nanocomposites exhibited much higher water oxidation activity and better stability than pure NiFe₂O₄, NiO and a physical mixture of NiFe₂O₄ and NiO synthesized by chemical coprecipitation method. A current density of 10 mA/cm² was reached at an overpotential of 364 mV in alkaline media. The good electrocatalytic performance for OER could presumably be attributed to that the well-dispersed heterogeneous structure of the nanocomposites prevented the aggregation of NiFe₂O₄ and resulted in a higher surface area and a smaller charge transfer resistance compared with the control samples.

Key words: Spinel-type metal oxide, Oxygen evolution reaction, Water splitting, Nanocomposites

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O614

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FENG Xiaolei, QU Zongkai, CHEN Jun, WANG Dengdeng, CHEN Xu, YANG Wensheng. NiFe₂O₄/NiO Nanocomposites as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction^†[J]. Chem. J. Chinese Universities, 2017, 38(11): 1999.

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Fig.1 SEM image(A), FTIR spectrum(B), XRD pattern(C) and EDS spectrum(D)of the NiFe-LDH precursor

Fig.2 XRD patterns of NiO(a), NiFe2O4(b),NiFe2O4/NiO(c)

Fig.3 SEM image(A), elemental mapping of Ni(B), Fe(C) and EDS spectrum(D) of NiFe2O4/NiO

Fig.4 TEM(A—C) and HRTEM(A'—C') images of NiO(A, A'), NiFe2O4(B, B') and NiFe2O4/NiO(C, C')

Fig.5 N2-sorption isotherms of NiO, NiFe2O4+NiO, NiFe2O4 and NiFe2O4/NiO

Fig.6 LSVs(A) and Tafel plots(B) of NiO(a), NiFe2O4+NiO(b), NiFe2O4(c) and NiFe2O4/NiO(d)

Fig.7 Nyquist plots of different catalyst-modified electrodes in 1 mol/L KOH solution at 1.72 V(vs. RHE)

Table 1 Comparison of the electrocatalytic performance of different catalysts for OER*

Catalyst	Onset potential/V (vs. RHE)	Overpotential at 10 mA·cm^-2·mV^-1	Slope of Tafel plot/ (mV·dec^-1)	Ref.
NiO	1.62	594	113	This work
NiFe₂O₄+NiO	1.57	474	85	This work
NiFe₂O₄	1.55	414	66	This work
NiFe₂O₄/NiO	1.51	364	60	This work
NiO/NiFe₂O₄	1.54		42	[23]
NiFe₂O₄		430	42	[27]
NiFe₂O₄		377	80	[28]
NiFe₂O₄ nanofibers	1.67		98	[29]
NiFe₂O₄	1.52	381	46	[30]

Fig.8 LSVs at initial and after 1000 CV cycles of NiO(A), NiFe2O4+NiO(B), NiFe2O4(C) and NiFe2O4/NiO(D)

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