TY - JOUR
T1 - Mass transport-enhanced electrodeposition of Ni-S-P-O films on nickel foam for electrochemical water splitting
AU - Marquez-Montes, Raul A.
AU - Kawashima, Kenta
AU - Son, Yoon Jun
AU - Weeks, Jason A.
AU - Sun, H. Hohyun
AU - Celio, Hugo
AU - Ramos-Sánchez, Víctor H.
AU - Mullins, C. Buddie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2021.
PY - 2021/3/28
Y1 - 2021/3/28
N2 - Electrochemical water splitting is one of the most promising approaches for sustainable energy conversion and storage toward a future hydrogen society. This demands durable and affordable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this study, we report the preparation of uniform Ni-P-O, Ni-S-O, and Ni-S-P-O electrocatalytic films on nickel foam (NF) substratesviaflow cell-assisted electrodeposition. Remarkably, electrodeposition onto 12 cm2substrates was optimized by strategically varying critical parameters. The high quality and reproducibility of the materials is attributed to the use of a 3D-printed flow cell with a tailored design. Then, the as-fabricated electrodes were tested for overall water splitting in the same flow cell under alkaline conditions. The best-performing sample, NiSP/NF, required relatively low overpotentials of 93 mV for the HER and 259 mV for the OER to produce a current density of 10 mA cm−2. Importantly, the electrodeposited films underwent oxidation into amorphous nickel (oxy)hydroxides and oxidized S and P species, improving both HER and OER performance. The superior electrocatalytic performance of the Ni-S-P-O films originates from the unique reconstruction process during the HER/OER. Furthermore, the overall water splitting test using the NiSP/NF couple required a low cell voltage of only 1.85 V to deliver a current density of 100 mA cm−2. Overall, we demonstrate that high-quality electrocatalysts can be obtained using a simple and reproducible electrodeposition method in a robust 3D-printed flow cell.
AB - Electrochemical water splitting is one of the most promising approaches for sustainable energy conversion and storage toward a future hydrogen society. This demands durable and affordable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this study, we report the preparation of uniform Ni-P-O, Ni-S-O, and Ni-S-P-O electrocatalytic films on nickel foam (NF) substratesviaflow cell-assisted electrodeposition. Remarkably, electrodeposition onto 12 cm2substrates was optimized by strategically varying critical parameters. The high quality and reproducibility of the materials is attributed to the use of a 3D-printed flow cell with a tailored design. Then, the as-fabricated electrodes were tested for overall water splitting in the same flow cell under alkaline conditions. The best-performing sample, NiSP/NF, required relatively low overpotentials of 93 mV for the HER and 259 mV for the OER to produce a current density of 10 mA cm−2. Importantly, the electrodeposited films underwent oxidation into amorphous nickel (oxy)hydroxides and oxidized S and P species, improving both HER and OER performance. The superior electrocatalytic performance of the Ni-S-P-O films originates from the unique reconstruction process during the HER/OER. Furthermore, the overall water splitting test using the NiSP/NF couple required a low cell voltage of only 1.85 V to deliver a current density of 100 mA cm−2. Overall, we demonstrate that high-quality electrocatalysts can be obtained using a simple and reproducible electrodeposition method in a robust 3D-printed flow cell.
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U2 - 10.1039/d0ta12097a
DO - 10.1039/d0ta12097a
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103462012
SN - 2050-7488
VL - 9
SP - 7736
EP - 7749
JO - Journal of Materials Chemistry A
JF - Journal of Materials Chemistry A
IS - 12
ER -