Optimization of Oxygen Evolution Reaction with Electroless Deposited Ni–P Catalytic Nanocoating
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Substrates
2.2. Preparation of Ni–P Catalysts
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Electrochemical Tests
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Component | Ni–P17 | Ni–P21 | Ni–P24 |
---|---|---|---|
NaH2PO2·H2O (g L−1) | 7.5 | 15 | 30 |
Catalyst Material | Electrolyte | Overpotential at 10 mA cm−2 (mV) | Tafel Slope (mV dec−1) | TOFtm (s−1) | TOFredox (s−1) | Electrode | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NiP nanoparticles | 1 M KOH | 380 | 106 | GCE | [48] | ||
NiP nanosheets | 1 M KOH | 230 | 68 | 0.0058 (350 mV) | Carbon fiber | [49] | |
Ni2P superstructures | 1 M KOH | 200 | 72 | 0.015 (350 mV) | Ni foam | [50] | |
Ni2P microarrays | 1 M KOH | 305 | 110 | Ni foam | [51] | ||
Ni2P nanowires | 1 M KOH | 400 | 60 | FTO | [52] | ||
NiP nanocrystals | 1 M KOH | 260 | 62 | 0.074 (300 mV) | GCE | [53] | |
NiP nanocatalysts | 1 M KOH | 330 | 92 | GCE | [54] | ||
NiP films | 1 M KOH | 344 | 49 | Copper foil | [55] | ||
Ni2P nanoparticles | 1 M KOH | 310 | 71 | 0.05 (400 mV) | Carbon paper | [22] | |
Ni2P nanoparticles | 1 M KOH | 350 | 72 | GCE | [56] | ||
NiP spheres | 1 M KOH | 307 | 107 | 0.16 (350 mV) | Carbon paper | [57] | |
Ni2P nanowires | 1 M KOH | 290 | 47 | 0.012 (300 mV) | GCE | [58] | |
Ni2P nanosheets | 1 M KOH | N.A. | 78 | Ni foam | [59] | ||
NiP nanocoatings | 1 M KOH | 388 | 70 | 0.01 (300 mV) 0.05 (350 mV) | 0.11 (300 mV) 0.62 (350 mV) | Ni flat | This work |
NiP nanocoatings | 1 M KOH | 335 | 71 | Ni foam | This work |
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Battiato, S.; Urso, M.; Cosentino, S.; Pellegrino, A.L.; Mirabella, S.; Terrasi, A. Optimization of Oxygen Evolution Reaction with Electroless Deposited Ni–P Catalytic Nanocoating. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 3010. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11113010
Battiato S, Urso M, Cosentino S, Pellegrino AL, Mirabella S, Terrasi A. Optimization of Oxygen Evolution Reaction with Electroless Deposited Ni–P Catalytic Nanocoating. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):3010. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11113010
Chicago/Turabian StyleBattiato, Sergio, Mario Urso, Salvatore Cosentino, Anna Lucia Pellegrino, Salvo Mirabella, and Antonio Terrasi. 2021. "Optimization of Oxygen Evolution Reaction with Electroless Deposited Ni–P Catalytic Nanocoating" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 3010. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11113010