scholarly journals Construction of FeCo2O4@N-Doped Carbon Dots Nanoflowers as Binder Free Electrode for Reduction and Oxidation of Water

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3119
Author(s):  
Aniruddha Kundu ◽  
Akhmad Irhas Robby ◽  
Arnab Shit ◽  
Hyeong Jun Jo ◽  
Sung Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Carbon Dots ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Nickel Foam ◽  
Alkaline Media ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Catalytic Support ◽  
Electrochemical Water Splitting ◽  
Electron Transfer Processes ◽  
Doped Carbon Dots

Electrochemical water splitting is known as a potential approach for sustainable energy conversion; it produces H2 fuel by utilizing transition metal-based catalysts. We report a facile synthesis of FeCo2O4@carbon dots (CDs) nanoflowers supported on nickel foam through a hydrothermal technique in the absence of organic solvents and an inert environment. The synthesized material with a judicious choice of CDs shows superior performance in hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER) compared to the FeCo2O4 electrode alone in alkaline media. For HER, the overpotential of 205 mV was able to produce current densities of up to 10 mA cm−2, whereas an overpotential of 393 mV was needed to obtain a current density of up to 50 mA cm−2 for OER. The synergistic effect between CDs and FeCo2O4 accounts for the excellent electrocatalytic activity, since CDs offer exposed active sites and subsequently promote the electrochemical reaction by enhancing the electron transfer processes. Hence, this procedure offers an effective approach for constructing metal oxide-integrated CDs as a catalytic support system to improve the performance of electrochemical water splitting.

scholarly journals Fe(III) Ions-Assisted Aniline Polymerization Strategy to Nitrogen-Doped Carbon-Supported Bimetallic CoFeP Nanospheres as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts toward Overall Water Splitting

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1473
Author(s):  
Changhao Zhao ◽  
Fen Wei ◽  
Haolin Lv ◽  
Dengke Zhao ◽  
Nan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Water Oxidation ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Alkaline Media ◽  
Alkaline Electrolyte ◽  
Nitrogen Doped ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Electrochemical Water Splitting ◽  
Acidic And Alkaline Media ◽  
Aniline Polymerization

It remains an urgent demand and challenging task to design and fabricate efficient, stable, and inexpensive catalysts toward sustainable electrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production. Herein, we explored the use of Fe(III) ion-assisted aniline polymerization strategy to embed bimetallic CoFeP nanospheres into the nitrogen-doped porous carbon framework (referred CoFeP-NC). The as-prepared CoFeP-NC possesses excellent hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance with the small overpotential (η10) of 81 mV and 173 mV generated at a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in acidic and alkaline media, respectively. Additionally, it can also efficiently catalyze water oxidation (OER), which shows an ideal overpotential (η10) of 283 mV in alkaline electrolyte (pH = 14). The remarkable catalytic property of CoFeP-NC mainly stems from the strong synergetic effects of CoFeP nanospheres and carbon network. On the one hand, the interaction between the two can make better contact between the electrolyte and the catalyst, thereby providing a large number of available active sites. On the other hand, it can also form a network to offer better durability and electrical conductivity (8.64 × 10−1 S cm−1). This work demonstrates an efficient method to fabricate non-noble electrocatalyst towards overall water splitting, with great application prospect.

A novel ligand with –NH2 and –COOH-decorated Co/Fe-based oxide for an efficient overall water splitting: dual modulation roles of active sites and local electronic structure

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 6266-6273
Author(s):  
Yalan Zhang ◽  
Zebin Yu ◽  
Ronghua Jiang ◽  
Jung Huang ◽  
Yanping Hou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Global Energy ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Local Electronic Structure ◽  
Electrochemical Water Splitting

Excellent electrochemical water splitting with remarkable durability can provide a solution to satisfy the increasing global energy demand in which the electrode materials play an important role.

scholarly journals Stabilized Hydroxide-Mediated Nickel-Based Electrocatalysts for High-Current-Density Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuting Luo ◽  
Zhiyuan Zhang ◽  
Fengning Yang ◽  
Jiong Li ◽  
Zhibo Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
High Current Density ◽  
Critical Energy ◽  
Alkaline Media ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
High Current ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Electrochemical Water Splitting

Large-scale production of green hydrogen by electrochemical water splitting is considered as a promising technology to address critical energy challenges caused by the extensive use of fossil fuels. Although nonprecious...

scholarly journals Anchoring zinc-doped carbon dots on a paper-based chip for highly sensitive fluorescence detection of copper ions

The Analyst ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 146 (20) ◽  
pp. 6297-6305
Author(s):  
Qinglan Miao ◽  
Ji Qi ◽  
Yuanyuan Li ◽  
Xinxia Fan ◽  
Dongmei Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Detection ◽  
Carbon Dots ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Copper Ions ◽  
Fluorescent Detection ◽  
Zn Doping ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Doped Carbon Dots

A novel paper-based chip that anchored zinc-doped carbon dots was constructed for sensitive and stable fluorescent detection of Cu2+. Zn doping increased the active sites for simplifying the modification of carbon dots.

Sulfide-oxidation-assisted electrochemical water splitting for H2 production on a bifunctional Cu2S/nickel foam catalyst

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuhou Pei ◽  
Jiong Cheng ◽  
Heng Zhong ◽  
Zhenfeng Pi ◽  
Zhao Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Oxidation Reaction ◽  
Nickel Foam ◽  
Sulfide Oxidation ◽  
H2 Production ◽  
Electro Oxidation ◽  
Electrochemical Water Splitting

Replacing the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by sulfide electro-oxidation reaction (SOR) could be a promising way to decrease the energy consumption for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and to treat...

Nanoboxes endow non-noble-metal-based electrocatalysts with high efficiency for overall water splitting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Wang ◽  
Hongyuan Shang ◽  
Hui Xu ◽  
Yukou Du
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Noble Metal ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Electron Mass ◽  
Electronic Effects ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Surface Active ◽  
Electrochemical Water Splitting

Non-noble-metal nanoboxes with abundant surface active sites, facilitated electron/mass transport, favorable synergistic effects and electronic effects, serving as promising candidate materials for boosting electrochemical water splitting.

scholarly journals Nickel foam and stainless steel mesh as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction and overall water splitting in alkaline media

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (54) ◽  
pp. 31563-31571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Hu ◽  
Xuemei Tian ◽  
Ying-Wu Lin ◽  
Zhonghua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Nickel Foam ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Alkaline Media ◽  
Stainless Steel Mesh ◽  
Steel Mesh ◽  
Overall Water Splitting

Efficient electrocatalytic overall water splitting is achieved with commercially-available and low-cost nickel foam and stainless steel mesh as cathode and anode electrodes.

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