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Corrosive-coordinate engineering to construct 2D-3D nanostructure with trace Pt as efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

腐蚀-配位工程构建含有微量Pt的2D-3D纳米结构高 效电解水催化剂

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The development of efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with excellent catalytic performance and stability plays key roles in the commercialization of water splitting to generate hydrogen energy. Herein, a 2D-3D nanostructure composed of metal hydroxides and Prussian blue analogus (PBA) was in-situ decorated onto the NiFe foam (Pt-NiFe PBA) through a facile and scalable corrosive-coordinate approach. The specifically designed morphology favored the provision of abundant active sites, optimized the reaction pathway, and accelerated mass transport during the electrocatalytic process. Consequently, the as-synthesized Pt-NiFe PBA reached 10 mA cm−2 with small overpotentials of 29 and 210 mV in 1 mol L−1 KOH deionized water for HER and OER, respectively. Remarkably, Pt-NiFe PBA required an overpotential of 21 mV to drive 10 mA cm−2 in seawater containing 1 mol L−1 KOH with prominent durability. Moreover, with the as-synthesized Pt-NiFe PBA as bifunctional electrocatalyst, the Pt-NiFe PBA∥Pt-NiFe PBA electrolyzer needed 1.46 and 1.48 V to drive 10 mA cm−2 in 1 mol L−1 KOH with deionized water and 1 mol L−1 KOH with seawater, respectively. Remarkably, sustainable energies were utilized to power the overall water splitting and stored as easily portable hydrogen energy.

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开发具有良好的催化性能和稳定性的析氢反应(HER)和析氧反 应(OER)的电催化剂对水分解产氢的商业化起着关键作用. 本文通过简 单、可扩展的腐蚀配位方法, 将金属氢氧化物和金属有机骨架(MOF) 组成的二维-三维(2D-3D)纳米结构原位装饰在泡沫NiFe (Pt-NiFe PBA)上. 所设计的特殊形态有利于在电催化过程中提供丰富的活性位 点、优化反应途径和加速传质. 因此, 合成的Pt-NiFe PBA在1 mol L−1 KOH中HER和OER在10 mA cm−2时具有29和210 mV的过电位. 值得注 意的是, 在10 mA cm−2 时该催化剂仅需21 mV即可驱动1 mol L−1 KOH 海水, 并具有出色的稳定性. 此外, 将合成的Pt-NiFe PBA用作双功能电 催化剂时, 只需1.46和1.48 V即可以达到10 mA cm−2. 此外, 间歇性的可 持续能源, 如热能、风能和太阳能可以为该水分解器提供动力.

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The authors acknowledge the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22002068, 51772162 and 52072197), the Youth Innovation and Technology Foundation of Shandong Higher Education Institutions, China (2019KJC004), the Outstanding Youth Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2019JQ14), Taishan Scholar Young Talent Program (tsqn201909114), the Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project (2019JZZY020405), the Major Basic Research Program of Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2020ZD09), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M691700), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China (ZR2019BB002, ZR2018BB031), Australian Research Future Fellowship (FT210100298), CSIRO Energy Centre, and the Victorian Government’s support through the provision of a grant from Veski-Study Melbourne Research Partnerships Project.

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    Zhi Chen  (陈智), Dongzheng Liu  (刘东政), Yuxiao Gao  (高玉肖), Ying Zhao  (赵莹), Guangrui Xu  (徐广蕊), Zexing Wu  (吴则星) & Lei Wang  (王磊)

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Chen Z performed the experiments and wrote the paper with support from Wu Z and Wang L. All authors contributed to the general discussion.

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Zhi Chen graduated from Zaozhuang University in 2019. He is currently studying at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), under Dr. Zexing Wu. His current research interest is the design and synthesis of high-efficiency electrocatalysts for overall water splitting.

Lei Wang received his PhD degree in 2006 from Jilin University. Afterward, he joined the Faculty of QUST, where he was the deputy director of the Key Laboratory of Eco-Chemical Engineering. Now he is the director of the College of Environment and Safety Engineering. From 2008 to 2010, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University. His research interests currently focus on the design and synthesis of porous MOF materials, functional inorganic materials, and their applications in gas separation, photocatalysis, lithium-ion battery, etc.

Zexing Wu is currently working at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, QUST. He received his BSc from Binzhou University, and PhD from Huazhong University of Science & Technology. His research mainly focuses on the design and fabrication of nanomaterials with high performance in energy storage and conversion devices.

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Chen, Z., Liu, D., Gao, Y. et al. Corrosive-coordinate engineering to construct 2D-3D nanostructure with trace Pt as efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. Sci. China Mater. 65, 1217–1224 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-021-1943-5

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