• 文献标题:   3D cellular CoS1.097/nitrogen doped graphene foam: a durable and self-supported bifunctional electrode for overall water splitting
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIANG H, JIANG DG, WEI S, CAO XY, CHEN T, HUO BB, PENG Z, LI CW, LIU JQ
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
  • ISSN:   2050-7488 EI 2050-7496
  • 通讯作者地址:   Qingdao Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1039/c8ta05407j
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The design and development of highly efficient and durable non-precious metal catalysts are of great significance for the HER and the OER, especially bifunctional catalysts for overall water splitting. Here, a series of novel composites of 3D nitrogen-doped graphene foams with homogeneously dispersed CoS1.097 nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized through hydrazine-induced foaming and thermal-treatment process at different temperatures. Notably, the composite thermally treated at 750 degrees C (CoS1.097/NGF-750) which possesses continuous 3D porous structures exhibits super-hydrophilic properties and ultra-high catalytic activity, providing a current density of 10 mA cm(-2) at a low overpotential of 240 mV for the OER and 124 mV for the HER, respectively. In addition, a self-supported two-electrode electrolyzer assembled using CoS1.097/NGF-750 as both the cathode and anode exhibits the current densities of 10 and 20 mA cm(-2) at potentials of 1.56 V and 1.65 V, respectively, and long-term stability (95% of the activity remained after 45 h). Furthermore, this novel catalyst can be produced on a large scale, therefore it could be promising for practical applications in overall water splitting.