Issue 1, 2021

Hierarchical MoP/NiFeP hybrid hollow spheres as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

Abstract

Although some progress on exploring non-noble-metal based materials with remarkable activity for the electrocatalytic hydrogen or oxygen evolution reactions has been made, it still remains a critical challenge especially for overall water splitting. Herein, we report a facile synthesis of novel hierarchical MoP/NiFeP hybrid hollow spheres (MoP/NiFeP HSs) as an electrocatalyst for the first time. The obtained MoP/NiFeP HSs enable not only abundant accessible sites, but also facilitated electron transfer through the heterointerfaces and synergistically promoted kinetics. The optimal MoP/NiFeP HSs present efficient bifunctional electrocatalytic performance with low overpotentials of 73 and 256 mV to achieve 10 mA cm−2 for the HER and OER in 1 M KOH, respectively. More importantly, when employed as electrocatalysts in a two-electrode device, low cell voltage of 1.51 V at 10 mA cm−2 with long term durability can be achieved, comparable to the Ir/C-Pt/C couple and exceeding those of the recently reported typical bifunctional electrocatalysts. This work might inspire the design and preparation of highly active and low-cost hybrid materials with hierarchical structures for water splitting applications.

Graphical abstract: Hierarchical MoP/NiFeP hybrid hollow spheres as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
28 Aug 2020
Accepted
11 Oct 2020
First published
13 Oct 2020

Mater. Chem. Front., 2021,5, 375-385

Hierarchical MoP/NiFeP hybrid hollow spheres as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

L. Lin, M. Chen and L. Wu, Mater. Chem. Front., 2021, 5, 375 DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00635A

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