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Synergistic Modulation of Active Sites and Charge Transport: N/S Co-doped C Encapsulated NiCo2O4/NiO Hollow Microrods for Boosting Oxygen Evolution Catalysis
journal contribution
posted on 2020-02-25, 14:34 authored by Yusheng Yuan, Liming Sun, Yinwei Li, Wenwen Zhan, Xiaojun Wang, Xiguang HanDeveloping high-efficiency
and cost-effective electrocatalysts
for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for various energy
conversion systems. Herein, N/S co-doped C encapsulated hollow NiCo2O4/NiO hexagonal rods (HNHR@N/S-C) as the electrocatalysts
for OER have been successfully prepared with rational control of structure
and composition. Experimental and theoretical results have highlighted
that the NiCo2O4/NiO heterojunction in the obtained
electrocatalyst can provide abundant active Ni and Co sites for the
OER, leading to the highly enhanced OER performance. Moreover, attributed
to the hierarchical hollow structure, which can provide a large surface
area, and the improved electric conductivity with a coating of the
N/S co-doped carbon layer, which can facilitate charge transport during
the catalytic processes, a remarkable OER activity over HNHR@N/S-C
with a low overpotential (η) of 285 mV (at j = 10 mA cm–2) and a Tafel slope of 53.0 mV decade–1 has been achieved, which is comparable to that of
the noble metal catalyst IrO2. Because of the protection
of the N/S doped C layer coating, HNHR@N/S-C can also maintain the
current density of 10 mA cm–2 for at least 12 h
in alkaline media without obvious losses of activity.