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Sn-Ni 3 S 2 Ultrathin Nanosheets as Efficient Bifunctional Water-Splitting Catalysts with a Large Current Density and Low Overpotential.
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ACS applied materials & interfaces [ACS Appl Mater Interfaces] 2018 Nov 28; Vol. 10 (47), pp. 40568-40576. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 14. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Ni <subscript>3</subscript> S <subscript>2</subscript> nanosheets doped with tin (Sn) grown on nickel foam (Sn-Ni <subscript>3</subscript> S <subscript>2</subscript> /NF) through a facile hydrothermal process were found to be superior water-splitting electrocatalysts. As for overall water splitting (OWS), when the current density is 10 mA cm <superscript>-2</superscript> , the required voltage is only 1.46 V. Meanwhile, it exhibits a large current density property and long-time stability (>60 h current-time tests) for both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In order to reach the current densities of 100 and 1000 mA cm <superscript>-2</superscript> , Sn-Ni <subscript>3</subscript> S <subscript>2</subscript> /NF needs overpotentials of 0.17 and 0.57 V for HER, and 0.27 and 0.58 V for OER, respectively. The water-splitting property of Sn-Ni <subscript>3</subscript> S <subscript>2</subscript> /NF is much better than that of pure Ni <subscript>3</subscript> S <subscript>2</subscript> /NF or even 20 wt % Pt/C/NF and RuO <subscript>2</subscript> /NF. Furthermore, Sn-Ni <subscript>3</subscript> S <subscript>2</subscript> /NF showed a higher turnover frequency at different potentials, with ∼100% Faraday efficiency for both O <subscript>2</subscript> and H <subscript>2</subscript> . The improved activity of Sn-Ni <subscript>3</subscript> S <subscript>2</subscript> /NF activity for water-splitting is attributed to the doping of Sn, which enhanced the intrinsic activity of Sn-Ni <subscript>3</subscript> S <subscript>2</subscript> /NF for OWS. This article not only provides a new efficient and stable catalyst for OWS, but also proposes an interface design principle for NF-based high-performance water-splitting materials.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1944-8252
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 47
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- ACS applied materials & interfaces
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30378420
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b14603