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Preparation of CeO2-modified V-NiFeP bifunctional catalyst and its electrolytic performance of seawater

CAI Qi1, ZHANG Lingjie1, ZHAO Fang2, YANG Yang2, YU Jing1   

  1. 1. College of Materials Science and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Engineering University 2. Huaneng Yichun Thermal Power Co., Ltd,

  • Received:2025-07-19 Revised:2025-09-04 Online First:2025-09-10 Published:2025-09-10
  • Contact: Jing YU E-mail:jing.yu@hrbeu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds of the Central University, China(No. 3072025YC1007)

Abstract: In this paper, CeO2-modified vanadium-doped porous nickel-iron phosphide nanosheet catalyst electrodes (V-NiFeP@CeO2) were in-situ grown on nickel foam substrates through hydrothermal method, phosphating treatment, element doping and electrodeposition. V doping increased the number of active sites, and phosphorization could adjust the electronic structure. The interface interaction between CeO2 and V-NiFeP was conducive to electron transfer and reactant adsorption, thereby enhancing the catalytic activity. The hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution performance of the prepared bifunctional catalyst in alkaline solution and alkaline seawater solution were studied. The results of full water electrolysis tests showed that the required cell voltage of the catalyst at a current density of 100 mA·cm-2 in alkaline solution and alkaline seawater solution was only 1.83 and 1.85 V, respectively, along with stable operation for 27 h at a current density of 10 mA·cm-2 without voltage decay. The results exhibit V-NiFeP@CeO2 has excellent electrocatalytic performance and long-term durability.

Key words: Transition metal phosphides, CeO2, Electrolysis of seawater, Hydrogen evolution reaction, Oxygen evolution reaction

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