• 文献标题:   Facile Synthesis of Amorphous Ternary Metal Borides-Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid with Superior Oxygen Evolution Activity
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   NSANZIMANA JMV, DANGOL R, REDDU V, DUO S, PENG YC, DINH KN, HUANG ZF, YAN QY, WANG X
  • 作者关键词:   amorphou, metal boride, 2d hybrid, graphene oxide, electrocatalyst, oxygen evolution reaction, synergistic
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanyang Technol Univ
  • 被引频次:   20
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.8b17836
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Metal borides represent an emerging family of advanced electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we present a fast and simple method of synthesizing iron-doped amorphous nickel boride on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets. The hybrid exhibits outstanding OER performance and stability in prolonged OER operation. In 1.0 M KOH, only 230 mV is required to afford a current density of 15 mA cm(-2) with a small Tafel slope of 50 mV dec(-1). DFT calculations lead to a suggestion that the in situ formation of MOxHy during electrochemical activation acts as active sites for water oxidation. The superior OER activity of the as-prepared catalyst is attributed to (i) its unique amorphous structure to allow abundant active sites, (ii) synergistic effect of constituents, and (iii) strong coupling of active material and highly conductive rGO. This work not only provides new perspectives to design a highly effective material for OER but also opens a promising avenue to tailor the electrochemical properties of metal borides, which could be extended to other materials for energy storage and conversion technologies.