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High current density electrodeposition of NiFe/Nickel Foam as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting in alkaline electrolyte

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Developing highly efficient and inexpensive bifunctional electrocatalysts is a grand challenge in water splitting process. In this article, NiFe electrocatalysts on nickel foam are prepared by electrodeposition method using high current density. The optimized NiFe electrocatalyst presented excellent electrocatalytic activities in 1.0 M KOH medium with low overpotentials of 100 mV for hydrogen evolution reaction and 230 mV for oxygen evolution reaction to achieve 10 mA·cm−2, respectively. Moreover, the optimized NiFe electrocatalyst as bifunctional electrocatalyst toward overall water splitting only needs a small cell voltage of 1.57 V to obtain 10 mA·cm−2. The extremely electrocatalytic performance of NiFe electrocatalyst is attributed to the fast charge transfer kinetics, large electrochemical surface area, and the conductive nickel foam.

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This work was financially supported by the Fujian Provincial Education Department (No. JB180423, JB180424), supported by Program for Innovative Research Team in Science and Technology in Fujian Province University (IRTSTFJ).

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  1. Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Applications, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, 361024, China

    Jiqiong Lian & Jingjing Sun

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, Jiangsu, China

    Yihui Wu

  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, 361024, China

    Jiqiong Lian & Jingjing Sun

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Lian, J., Wu, Y. & Sun, J. High current density electrodeposition of NiFe/Nickel Foam as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting in alkaline electrolyte. J Mater Sci 55, 15140–15151 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05080-w

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