In-situ constructed Ru-rich porous framework on NiFe-based ribbon for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline solution

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2020.08.039

Abstract

Abstract:

Exploiting economical and high-efficient electrocatalysts of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remains urgent in the field of sustainable hydrogen generation by water electrolysis. Ru- and Ir-based materials are benchmark electrocatalysts towards the OER, yet the precious metals are expensive and scarce. Herein, we develop a kind of Ru-doped NiFe-based catalyst with three-dimensional nanoporous surface (NP-Ru_x), which fulfils both performance and cost requirements for the OER electrocatalysis. This novel material can directly work as a support-free electrode and exhibits excellent OER performance with an ultralow overpotential of 245 mV at 10 mA cm ^-2 and a small Tafel slope of 15 mV dec ^-1 as well as low charge transfer resistance. The superior performance could be rationalized as follows: (1) Generated Ru-rich nanoporous architecture can not only supply a large number of active sites but also facilitate mass transfer at the electrode/electrolyte interface; (2) Multiple metals (hydro)oxides generated on the surface have the synergistic catalytic effect for the OER; (3) The in-situ generation of (hydro)oxides and the firm bonding of nanoporous layer and the substrate allow for easy electron transfer. These features make NP-Ru_x a promising oxygen-evolving electrode material toward water electrolysis.

Key words: Ru, Nanoporous, High conductivity, Electrocatalyst, Oxygen evolution reaction

Guoguo Xi, Lei Zuo, Xuan Li, Yu Jin, Ran Li, Tao Zhang. In-situ constructed Ru-rich porous framework on NiFe-based ribbon for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline solution[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2021, 70: 197-204.

Figures/Tables 6

Scheme 1. Schematic illustration of the in-situ construction of Ru-rich porous framework on NiFe-based ribbon used for the OER in alkaline electrolyte.

Fig. 1. (a, b) SEM images of NP-Ru3 under different magnifications. The pore size and ligament size of NP-Ru3 are also inserted in the images of (a) and (b), respectively. (c) XRD patterns and (d) EDS analysis of melt-spun AN-Ru3 ribbon before and after etching. The insert of Fig. 1(d) is the corresponding quantitative ananlysis.

Fig. 2. (a) The cross-section TEM image of NP-Ru3, (b) the SAED of the solid substrate (around 200 nm), (c) the SAED of surface porous region (around 200 nm), (d-f) the local HRTEM images in surface porous region at different magnifications, (g) STEM images and elemental mapping of NP-Ru3.

Fig. 3. XPS analysis of NP-Ru3: (a) Full-range survey and high-resolution (b) Ni 2p3/2, (c) Fe 2p3/2, (d) Ru 3p3/2, (e) B 1s, and (f) O 1s spectra.

Fig. 4. (a) LSV curves, (b) Tafel plots, and (c) Double-layer capacitance (Cdl) of NP-Ru3, NP-Ru0, AN-Ru0, AN-Ru3, and RuO2 in 1 M KOH electrolyte at 298 K. (d) ?, Tafel slope, and ECSA of NP-Ru0.5, NP-Ru1, NP-Ru3, and NP-Ru5 in 1 M KOH electrolyte at 298 K. (e) Nyquist plot of NP-Ru3 collected at the overpotential of 300 mV. The inset of panel (e) illustrates the equivalent circuit model and generated circuit parameter values for EIS data fitting. (f) The polarization curves of NP-Ru3 before and after 5000 CV scans. The insert shows the stability of NP-Ru3 up to 15 h in 1 M KOH electrolyte at oxygen evolution rate of 10 mA cm-2, respectively.

Table 1 Comparison of electrocatalytic OER performance for our catalysts and other reported Ru-including materials and NiFe-based electrocatalysts.

Catalyst	Substrate	Electrolyte	η/ mV (10 mA cm^-2)	Tafel Slope (mV dec^-1)	Ref.
NP-Ru₃	-	1 M KOH	245	15	This work
AN-Ru₃	-	1 M KOH	326	47
Ni_1.25Ru_0.75P	GCE	1 M KOH	340	-	[23]
RuO₂/Co₃O₄	GCE	1 M KOH	305	69	[24]
Ni₃Co₃@Ru HNS	RRDE	1 M KOH	272	56	[25]
Etched bulk NiFeP	-	1 M NaOH	219	31-38	[26]
NP-FeNiCo-MGs	GCE	1 M KOH	274	37.4	[35]
3D NiFeLDH HMS	-	1 M KOH	290	51	[48]
NiFeS	Ni foam	1 M KOH	286	56.3	[49]
a-NiFe NS/IF	-	1 M KOH	211	31.8	[50]
NiFe-LDH nanoplatelet arrays	Ni foam	1 M KOH	224	52.8	[51]
NiFe-LDH nanosheets	GCE	1 M KOH	230	42	[52]
NiFe-LDH hollow microsphere	GCE	1 M KOH	239	53	[53]

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