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(162845)High-performance nickel/iron catalysts for oxygen evolution in pH-near-neutral borate electrolyte synthesized by mechanochemical approach

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In this work, a novel method of mechanochemistry is used to directly prepare high-performance Ni-Fe based catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in an environmental-friendly borate electrolyte with near-neutral pH. Such a procedure is simple, effective, and time-saving. The effect of iron-based raw materials and mechanochemical reaction on OER of catalysts are investigated. It shows that iron nitrate nonahydrate is the best iron resource compared to iron hydroxide and iron oxide due to amorphous iron species in catalysts for strengthening the "Fe inductive effect" and generating active Ni species with high valence. Besides, the grinding time can control the mechanochemical reaction from mixed reaction to solid reaction in the catalyst synthesis process. When the time is 30 min, the catalyst is composed with amorphous Ni(OH)_2 and the precursors of NiFe-LDH. This catalyst only needs 413 mV overpotential to reach 1 mA cm~(-2) in 0.1 M K-Bi (pH=9.2), which is better than precious RuO_2. It is proven that the mechanochemical approach is an alternative method for synthesizing superior OER catalysts.

Oxygen evolution reactionPH-near-neutral borate electrolyteNickel-iron catalystMechanochemistry

Tong Wen、Yunliang Zhao、Xiangke Jiao

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School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China

College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

2022

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

EISCI
ISSN:0925-8388
年,卷(期):2022.898
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