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Electrodeposition of nanoporous Ni0.85Se arrays anchored on rGO promotes high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction

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Highly efficient and low-cost electrocatalyst is much desirable for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) to enhance the water splitting efficiency. In this work, a self-supported nanoporous Ni0.85Se/rGO was electrodeposited on NF and used as OER catalyst. The synthesized Ni0.85Se/rGO exhibits a low overpotential of 280 mV to afford 100 mA cm−2, a small Tafel slope of 40.2 mV dec−1, and a high stability with nearly negligible potential fluctuation at a large current density of 100 mA cm−2 during 24-h long-term test, which is at the top level among recently reported OER electrocatalyst. The mechanism reason for the outstanding stability of Ni0.85Se/rGO was revealed. It is mainly attributed to its well-maintained nanoporous structure, larger ECSA, high electrical conductivity, and most importantly its superaerophobic surface.

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We are grateful for the financial support by the Foundational Research Funds of Zhongye Changtian International Engineering Co., Ltd., China (2022JCYJ03); the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (N2225030); and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51904060).

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  1. Key Laboratory for Ecological Metallurgy of Multimetallic Mineral (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongbao Feng & Bo Gao

  2. School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110819, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongbao Feng & Bo Gao

  3. Shenyang Aircraft Industry (Group) Co. Ltd., 410007, Shenyang, China

    Lili Ren

  4. Zhongye Changtian International Engineering Co. Ltd., 110034, Changsha, China

    Yanting Liu

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Feng, Z., Ren, L., Liu, Y. et al. Electrodeposition of nanoporous Ni0.85Se arrays anchored on rGO promotes high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction. J Solid State Electrochem 27, 1469–1476 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05418-9

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