RETRACTED: Nanostructured Nickel Nitride with Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for an Efficient Water-Urea Splitting

A three-dimensional nickel nitride with reduced graphene oxide composite on nickel foam (s-X, where s represents Ni<sub>3</sub>N/rGO@NF and the annealing temperature X can be 320, 350, or 380) electrode has been fabricated through a facile method. We demonstrate that s-350 has excellent...

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Main Authors: Feng Wang, Dongsheng Zhao, Linbao Zhang, Liming Fan, Xiutang Zhang, Shengnan Hu
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Liming Fan
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description A three-dimensional nickel nitride with reduced graphene oxide composite on nickel foam (s-X, where s represents Ni<sub>3</sub>N/rGO@NF and the annealing temperature X can be 320, 350, or 380) electrode has been fabricated through a facile method. We demonstrate that s-350 has excellent urea oxidation reaction (UOR) activity, with a demanded potential of 1.342 V to reach 10 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and bears high hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. It provides a low overpotential of 124 mV at 10 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, which enables the successful construction of its two-electrode alkaline electrolyzer (s-350||s-350) for water–urea splitting. It merely requires a voltage of 1.518 V to obtain 100 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and is 0.145 V lower than that of pure water splitting. This noble metal-free bifunctional electrode is regarded as an inexpensive and effective water–urea electrolysis assisted hydrogen production technology, which is commercially viable.
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spelling doaj-art-eeba2658d533468cbb894201a08b4f162025-08-20T03:44:35ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912019-11-01911158310.3390/nano9111583nano9111583RETRACTED: Nanostructured Nickel Nitride with Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for an Efficient Water-Urea SplittingFeng Wang0Dongsheng Zhao1Linbao Zhang2Liming Fan3Xiutang Zhang4Shengnan Hu5Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaState Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaWuhan Hudiandian Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430000, ChinaA three-dimensional nickel nitride with reduced graphene oxide composite on nickel foam (s-X, where s represents Ni<sub>3</sub>N/rGO@NF and the annealing temperature X can be 320, 350, or 380) electrode has been fabricated through a facile method. We demonstrate that s-350 has excellent urea oxidation reaction (UOR) activity, with a demanded potential of 1.342 V to reach 10 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and bears high hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. It provides a low overpotential of 124 mV at 10 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, which enables the successful construction of its two-electrode alkaline electrolyzer (s-350||s-350) for water–urea splitting. It merely requires a voltage of 1.518 V to obtain 100 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and is 0.145 V lower than that of pure water splitting. This noble metal-free bifunctional electrode is regarded as an inexpensive and effective water–urea electrolysis assisted hydrogen production technology, which is commercially viable.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/11/1583bifunctionalNi foamelectrocatalysishydrogen evolution reactionurea oxidation reaction
spellingShingle Feng Wang
Dongsheng Zhao
Linbao Zhang
Liming Fan
Xiutang Zhang
Shengnan Hu
RETRACTED: Nanostructured Nickel Nitride with Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for an Efficient Water-Urea Splitting
Nanomaterials
bifunctional
Ni foam
electrocatalysis
hydrogen evolution reaction
urea oxidation reaction
title RETRACTED: Nanostructured Nickel Nitride with Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for an Efficient Water-Urea Splitting
title_full RETRACTED: Nanostructured Nickel Nitride with Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for an Efficient Water-Urea Splitting
title_fullStr RETRACTED: Nanostructured Nickel Nitride with Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for an Efficient Water-Urea Splitting
title_full_unstemmed RETRACTED: Nanostructured Nickel Nitride with Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for an Efficient Water-Urea Splitting
title_short RETRACTED: Nanostructured Nickel Nitride with Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for an Efficient Water-Urea Splitting
title_sort retracted nanostructured nickel nitride with reduced graphene oxide composite bifunctional electrocatalysts for an efficient water urea splitting
topic bifunctional
Ni foam
electrocatalysis
hydrogen evolution reaction
urea oxidation reaction
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/11/1583
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