贝壳状Ni3S2/NiMoP2异质结构电催化剂高效大电流密度电解水/尿素复合系统

Shell-shaped Ni3S2/NiMoP2 hetero-structure electrocatalyst for efficient water-urea electrolysis at high current density

  • 摘要: 水-尿素电解是实现氨氮废水脱氮及高效绿色产氢的有效途径之一,但该技术面临的关键难题是缺乏高活性和大电流耐久性的双功能电催化剂。本研究采用水热耦合气相磷化法,在泡沫镍(NF)上合成了一种贝壳状Ni3S2/NiMoP2异质结构催化剂,得益于其片状层叠的非均相纳米结构、丰富的氧空位和高效的电子传质,该电催化剂在析氢反应(HER)和尿素氧化反应(UOR)中表现出优异的活性,产生1000 mA/cm2的大电流密度分别仅需−0.205和1.423 V(vs. RHE)的超低电位。双功能Ni3S2/NiMoP2催化剂组装的水–尿素系统的电解活性得到显著提升,仅需要1.580 V的槽压来驱动500 mA/cm2电流密度实现HER和UOR,比全水解系统的电压低159 mV。此外,它在高电流条件下表现出优异的耐久性,可以连续稳定运行长达100 h。

     

    Abstract: Water-urea electrolysis represents a promising avenue for nitrogen removal and efficient green hydrogen production from ammonia nitrogen wastewater. However, a key challenge, viz., the lack of bifunctional electrocatalysts with exceptional activity and long-term current stability toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR), lies in this avenue. In this regard, a shell-shaped Ni3S2/NiMoP2 heterostructure was constructed on nickel foam (NF) by a hydrothermal method coupled with the gas phase phosphating. Thanks to its laminated heterogeneous nanostructure with abundant oxygen vacancy and efficient electron mass transfer, this catalyst displays excellent activity both in HER and in UOR, with an ultra-low potential of −0.205 and 1.423 V (vs. RHE), respectively, to achieve a large current density of 1000 mA/cm2. The dual-electrode water-urea system assembled with the bifunctional Ni3S2/NiMoP2 catalyst requires only 1.580 V to achieve a current density of 500 mA/cm2, which is 159 mV lower than that in the overall water splitting. Additionally, it exhibits great durability and can operate stably and continuously for up to 100 h under high current conditions.

     

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