• 文献标题:   The Synergetic Effect of Ni and Fe Bi-metal Single Atom Catalysts on Graphene for Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   XU YQ, ZHANG WF, LI YG, LU PF, WANG Y, WU ZS
  • 作者关键词:   single atom catalyst, bimetal, synergetic effect, graphene, oxygen evolution reaction
  • 出版物名称:   FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   2296-8016
  • 通讯作者地址:   Hebei Univ
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.3389/fmats.2019.00271
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is key for electrochemical water splitting. Catalysts minimized in single-atom level (SACs) anchored on two-dimensional substances are highly active for various electrocatalytic reactions, but so far represent the limited performance for OER. Herein we report a general strategy for the fabrication of bi-metal Ni and Fe SACs loaded on graphene to significantly boost the OER activity. Notably, this unique structure of single Ni and Fe atoms co-existed on graphene has a strong synergetic effect, which can substantially elevate the charge transfer of catalysts. As a result, the obtained bi-metal SACs with the appropriate ratio of 4 for single Ni and Fe atoms show a small overpotential of 247 mV at 10 mA center dot cm(-2) of OER current density in KOH electrolyte, outperforming individual-metal Ni (329 mV) or Fe (384 mV) SACs. Furthermore, such catalyst exhibits excellent stability without significant decay with increasing time at high current of 20 mA center dot cm(-2) continuously for 48 h. This work provides a new avenue for regulating the properties of transition metal SACs on graphene for water electrolysis.