Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6603886 | Electrochimica Acta | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The efficiency of energy storage technologies such as water splitting and metal-air batteries is limited by the sluggish dynamics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we report a galvanic replacement-mediated method for in-situ growth of iron-nickel nitride on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a powdery catalyst for OER. This in-situ grown structure creates intimate interaction between the active substance of Fe2Ni2N and CNTs so as to accelerate charge transfer in the catalytical interface. First-principles calculations reveal that the Fe2Ni2N is intrinsically metallic, and the contribution mainly derives from the Fe atoms at corner sites of crystal structures. A good synergistic effect between metallic Fe2Ni2N with excellent intrinsic activity and conductive CNTs lead to outstanding electrochemical performance with a low overpotential (η10 mAcm-2â¯=â¯282â¯mV) and Tafel slope (38â¯mV decâ1), as well as good long-term stability.
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Authors
Xu Chen, Pengfei Gao, Huan Liu, Jingjing Xu, Bo Zhang, Yang Zhang, Yuhai Tang, Chunhui Xiao,