Electrodeposited Ternary Metal (Oxy)Hydroxide Achieves Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis Over 1000 h Under Industrial Conditions

ABSTRACT Large‐scale green hydrogen production technology, based on the electrolysis of water powered by renewable energy, relies heavily on non‐precious metal oxygen evolution reactions (OER) electrocatalysts with high activity and stability under industrial conditions (6 M KOH, 60°C–80°C) at large...

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Main Authors: Chunfa Liu, Haoyun Bai, Jinxian Feng, Keyu An, Lun Li, Zhichao Yu, Lulu Qiao, Di Liu, Shuyang Peng, Hongchao Liu, Hui Pan
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Published: Wiley 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.684
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author Chunfa Liu
Haoyun Bai
Jinxian Feng
Keyu An
Lun Li
Zhichao Yu
Lulu Qiao
Di Liu
Shuyang Peng
Hongchao Liu
Hui Pan
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Haoyun Bai
Jinxian Feng
Keyu An
Lun Li
Zhichao Yu
Lulu Qiao
Di Liu
Shuyang Peng
Hongchao Liu
Hui Pan
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description ABSTRACT Large‐scale green hydrogen production technology, based on the electrolysis of water powered by renewable energy, relies heavily on non‐precious metal oxygen evolution reactions (OER) electrocatalysts with high activity and stability under industrial conditions (6 M KOH, 60°C–80°C) at large current density. Here, we construct Fe and Co co‐incorporated nickel (oxy)hydroxide (Fe2.5Co2.5Ni10OyHz@NFF) via a multi‐metal electrodeposition, which exhibits outstanding OER performance (overpotential: 185 mV @ 10 mA cm−2). Importantly, an overwhelming stability for more than 1100 h at 500 mA cm−2 under industrial conditions is achieved. Our combined experimental and computational investigation reveals the surface‐reconstructed γ‐NiOOH with a high valence state is the active layer, where the optimal (Fe, Co) co‐incorporation tunes its electronic structure, changes the potential determining step, and reduces the energy barrier, leading to ultrahigh activity and stability. Our findings demonstrate a facile way to achieve an electrocatalyst with high performance for the industrial production of green hydrogen.
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spelling doaj-art-856ca3ed056549ada99d5c1808bab6792025-08-20T03:14:50ZengWileyCarbon Energy2637-93682025-06-0176n/an/a10.1002/cey2.684Electrodeposited Ternary Metal (Oxy)Hydroxide Achieves Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis Over 1000 h Under Industrial ConditionsChunfa Liu0Haoyun Bai1Jinxian Feng2Keyu An3Lun Li4Zhichao Yu5Lulu Qiao6Di Liu7Shuyang Peng8Hongchao Liu9Hui Pan10Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaDepartment of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Macao SAR ChinaABSTRACT Large‐scale green hydrogen production technology, based on the electrolysis of water powered by renewable energy, relies heavily on non‐precious metal oxygen evolution reactions (OER) electrocatalysts with high activity and stability under industrial conditions (6 M KOH, 60°C–80°C) at large current density. Here, we construct Fe and Co co‐incorporated nickel (oxy)hydroxide (Fe2.5Co2.5Ni10OyHz@NFF) via a multi‐metal electrodeposition, which exhibits outstanding OER performance (overpotential: 185 mV @ 10 mA cm−2). Importantly, an overwhelming stability for more than 1100 h at 500 mA cm−2 under industrial conditions is achieved. Our combined experimental and computational investigation reveals the surface‐reconstructed γ‐NiOOH with a high valence state is the active layer, where the optimal (Fe, Co) co‐incorporation tunes its electronic structure, changes the potential determining step, and reduces the energy barrier, leading to ultrahigh activity and stability. Our findings demonstrate a facile way to achieve an electrocatalyst with high performance for the industrial production of green hydrogen.https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.684alkaline electrolysis cellindustrial conditionslarge current densityoxygen evolution reaction
spellingShingle Chunfa Liu
Haoyun Bai
Jinxian Feng
Keyu An
Lun Li
Zhichao Yu
Lulu Qiao
Di Liu
Shuyang Peng
Hongchao Liu
Hui Pan
Electrodeposited Ternary Metal (Oxy)Hydroxide Achieves Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis Over 1000 h Under Industrial Conditions
Carbon Energy
alkaline electrolysis cell
industrial conditions
large current density
oxygen evolution reaction
title Electrodeposited Ternary Metal (Oxy)Hydroxide Achieves Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis Over 1000 h Under Industrial Conditions
title_full Electrodeposited Ternary Metal (Oxy)Hydroxide Achieves Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis Over 1000 h Under Industrial Conditions
title_fullStr Electrodeposited Ternary Metal (Oxy)Hydroxide Achieves Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis Over 1000 h Under Industrial Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Electrodeposited Ternary Metal (Oxy)Hydroxide Achieves Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis Over 1000 h Under Industrial Conditions
title_short Electrodeposited Ternary Metal (Oxy)Hydroxide Achieves Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis Over 1000 h Under Industrial Conditions
title_sort electrodeposited ternary metal oxy hydroxide achieves highly efficient alkaline water electrolysis over 1000 h under industrial conditions
topic alkaline electrolysis cell
industrial conditions
large current density
oxygen evolution reaction
url https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.684
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