Hydrogen storage materials processing had bestowed vitality in the hydrogen production which leads to the development of diverse catalytic technologies satisfying efficiency improvement and economic versatility. Herein, we developed a ternary 3D urchin like nickel and cobalt transition metal phosphide catalyst deposited on nickel foam (NiCoP/NF) for hydrolysis of NaBH₄ via an easy synthesis route of hydrothermal in-situ deposition followed by phosphidation. Its distinctive urchin like morphological architecture and crystal configuration enable the supported catalyst to exhibit a remarkable catalytic activity. Synergistic effect of binary metal composite was investigated through preparation of various heterogeneous NiCoP/NF catalysts with different elemental metal ratio. Among the different NiCoP/NF prepared, Ni_0.8Co_1.2P/NF demonstrated the highest hydrogen yield of 3,986 (mL min^-1 g^-1) with an activation energy of 38.3 (kJ mol^-1) relatively comparable to the activity of noble metal catalysts. The overall performance of the catalyst is due to the following factors: the innate characteristics of phosphidized transition metal, the existence of bimetallic synergetic feature and morphological construction.

储氢材料加工在制氢中赋予了生命力，这导致了满足效率提高和经济多功能性的各种催化技术的发展。本文中，我们开发了一种三元3D海胆，如沉积在泡沫镍（NiCoP / NF）上的镍和钴过渡金属磷化物催化剂，可通过水热原位合成的简单途径水解NaBH ₄。沉积，然后进行磷化处理。其独特的海胆形态结构和晶体结构使负载的催化剂表现出显着的催化活性。通过制备不同元素金属比的多种非均相NiCoP / NF催化剂，研究了二元金属复合物的协同效应。在制备的不同NiCoP / NF中，Ni _0.8 Co _1.2 P / NF的最高氢产率为3986（mL min ^-1 g ^-1），活化能为38.3（kJ mol ^-1））相对可与贵金属催化剂的活性相比。催化剂的整体性能归因于以下因素：磷化过渡金属的固有特性，双金属协同特征的存在和形态构造。