Construction of Heterostructured Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub>@V-NiFe(III) LDH for Enhanced OER Performance

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which involves a four-electron transfer and slow kinetics, requires an efficient catalyst to overcome the high energy barrier for high-performance water electrolysis. In this paper, a novel Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub>@V-NiFe(III) LDH/NF ca...

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Main Authors: Qianqian Dong, Qijun Zhong, Jie Zhou, Yuhao Li, Yujing Wang, Jiayang Cai, Shuangwei Yu, Xiong He, Shaohui Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/24/6018
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Summary:The oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which involves a four-electron transfer and slow kinetics, requires an efficient catalyst to overcome the high energy barrier for high-performance water electrolysis. In this paper, a novel Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub>@V-NiFe(III) LDH/NF catalyst was prepared via a facile two-step hydrothermal method. The constructed heterostructure of Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub>@V-NiFe(III) LDH increases the specific surface area and regulates the electronic structure. Furthermore, the introduction of the V element forms an electron transport chain of Ni-O-Fe-O-V-O-Ni, which optimizes the binding energy between metal active sites and oxygen evolution reaction intermediates, accelerates electron transfer, and improves self-reconstruction. With this dual regulation strategy, Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub>@V-NiFe(III) LDH/NF exhibits exceptional OER performance with an overpotential of 280 mV at 100 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and a Tafel slope of 45.4 mV/dec. This work develops a dual regulation strategy combining heterostructure formation and the doping effect, which are beneficial in the design of efficient OER catalysts.
ISSN:1420-3049