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In-situ activation of self-supported 3D hierarchically porous Ni3S2 films grown on nanoporous copper as excellent pH-universal electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

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Yang, C., Gao, M.Y., Zhang, Q.B., Zeng, J.R., Li, X.T., Abbott, A.P.·2017·Nano Energy

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Abstract The exploitation of low-cost, stable, and highly active electrocatalysts based on earth-abundant metals for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is crucial for developing renewable energy techniques. In this work, we report a facile synthesis strategy for in-situ fabrication of 3D hierarchically porous Ni3S2 films on a nanoporous copper substrate (Ni3S2@NPC) by unusual galvanic replacement reaction in the Ethaline-based deep eutectic solvent (DES) under a normal atmosphere. The self-supported nanoporous Ni3S2@NPC electrode is binder- free and exhibits good structural integrity with high conductivity. A mild evolution of bulk gas bubbles (H2-O2 gas mixture) is proved to drive an in-situ structure rearrangement process of the Ni3S2@NPC and results in substantial increases in the HER activity. The activated Ni3S2@NPC (a-Ni3S2@NPC) electrode can serve as a highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for the HER in water over a wide pH range. Significantly, it displays high-performance HER catalytic activity in acidic media with robust durability over 111 h and functions well under alkaline and neutral conditions. Such a superior catalytic performance of the a-Ni3S2@NPC is mainly due to the unique hierarchically nanoporous architectures and the synergetic effects in it caused by the restructuring NPC skeletons and active components. Our work offers a generic strategy for design and fabrication of many other self-supported transition metal sulfide and phosphide based HER electrocatalysts, and uncovers a new O2-induced electrochemical self-activation mechanism for improving the activity of catalysts.

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Authors
Yang, C., Gao, M. Y., Zhang, Q. B., Zeng, J. R., Li, X. T., & Abbott, A. P.
Venue
Nano Energy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-06
Volume
36
Pages
85-94
ISSN
2211-2855 (ISSN-L)
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W2607046457
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223
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en
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Yang, C., Gao, M. Y., Zhang, Q. B., Zeng, J. R., Li, X. T., & Abbott, A. P. (2017). In-situ activation of self-supported 3D hierarchically porous Ni3S2 films grown on nanoporous copper as excellent pH-universal electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. Nano Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.04.032

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