Precise tuning in platinum-nickel/nickel sulfide interface nanowires for synergistic hydrogen evolution catalysis
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Comprising abundant interfaces, multicomponent heterostructures can integrate distinct building blocks into single entities and yield exceptional functionalities enabled by the synergistic components. Here we report an efficient approach to construct one-dimensional metal/sulfide heterostructures by directly sulfuring highly composition-segregated platinum-nickel nanowires. The heterostructures possess a high density of interfaces between platinum-nickel and nickel sulfide components, which cooperate synergistically towards alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. The platinum-nickel/nickel sulfide heterostructures can deliver a current density of 37.2 mA cm −2 at an overpotential of 70 mV, which is 9.7 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C. The heterostructures also offer enhanced stability revealed by long-term chronopotentiometry measurements. The present work highlights a potentially powerful interface-engineering strategy for designing multicomponent heterostructures with advanced performance in hydrogen evolution reaction and beyond.
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The kinetic hindrance for alkaline HER on Pt predominantly arises from the elevated activation energy barrier for water molecule cleavage on Pt surfaces in high-pH environments.
“The kinetic hindrance predominantly arises from the elevated activation energy barrier for water molecule cleavage on Pt surfaces in high- pH environments. [7–9]”
Pt demonstrates limited efficacy in the initial water dissociation step required for Hads generation under alkaline conditions.
“However, Pt demonstrates limited efficacy in the initial water dissocia- tion step (H2O ? Hads ? OH-) required for Hads genera- tion under alkaline conditions.”
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- Authors
- Wang, P., Zhang, X., Zhang, J., Wan, S., Guo, S., Lu, G., Yao, J., & Huang, X.
- Affiliations
- Soochow University (CN)
- California State University, Northridge (US)
- Peking University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Guo, Shaojun
- Huang, Xiaoqing
- Venue
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2017-02-27
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 14580-14580
- ISSN
- 2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5333357
- OpenAlex
- W2593664725
- Cited by
- 860
- References
- 8
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- FWCI
- 28.14
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
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- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21571135, 2016YFB0100201, 51671003, 2016YFA0204100)
- Soochow University (2016YFA0204100, 21571135)
- Peking University
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (2016YFA0204100, 21571135)
- Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (W911NF-11-1-0353)
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFB0100201, 51671003, 2016YFA0204100)
- Army Research Office (W911NF, W911NF-11-1-0353, W911NF-11)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Hydrogen Storage and Materials
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Keywords
- hydrogen evolution reaction, nickel sulfide, interface engineering, compositional segregation, sulfidation, alkaline electrocatalysis, electrocatalyst stability, one-dimensional nanowires
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