An Engineered Superhydrophilic/Superaerophobic Electrocatalyst Composed of the Supported CoMoSx Chalcogel for Overall Water Splitting. (2nd December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shan, Xinyao; Liu, Jian; Mu, Haoran; Xiao, Yao; Mei, Bingbao; Liu, Wengang; Lin, Gang; Jiang, Zheng; Wen, Liping; Jiang, Lei
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie. Volume 132:Number 4(2020)
• Page Start: 1676
• Page End: 1682
• Publication Date: 2019-12-02
• Subjects: Amorphe Materialien -- Chalkogele -- Gesamtwasserspaltung -- Superaerophobie -- Superhydrophilie; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911617
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0044-8249

Abstract

Abstract: The development of high‐efficiency electrocatalysts for large‐scale water splitting is critical but also challenging. In this study, a hierarchical CoMoS x chalcogel was synthesized on a nickel foam (NF) through an in situ metathesis reaction and demonstrated excellent activity and stability in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media. The high catalytic activity could be ascribed to the abundant active sites/defects in the amorphous framework and promotion of activity through cobalt doping. Furthermore, the superhydrophilicity and superaerophobicity of micro‐/nanostructured CoMoS x /NF promoted mass transfer by facilitating access of electrolytes and ensuring fast release of gas bubbles. By employing CoMoS x /NF as bifunctional electrocatalysts, the overall water splitting device delivered a current density of 500 mA cm −2 at a low voltage of 1.89 V and maintained its activity without decay for 100 h. Abstract : Aufspaltend : Ein CoMoSx ‐Chalkogel wurde in situ auf Nickelschaum (NF) synthetisiert, um superhydrophiles/superaerophobes CoMoSx /NF zu erhalten, das als effizienter Katalysator für die elektrochemische Wasserstoff‐ und Sauerstoffentwicklung wirkt. Die Gesamtwasserspaltung erfolgte mit einer Stromdichte von 500 mA cm −2 bei einer Spannung von 1.89 V und blieb für 100 h stabil.