Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity of Stainless Steel Substrate by Nickel Sulfides for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

Autor: Hien Duy Mai, Sangmin Jeong, Jong-Sang Youn, Inhwan Oh, Ki-Joon Jeon, Sunyoung Park
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Catalysts, Vol 10, Iss 1274, p 1274 (2020)
Catalysts; Volume 10; Issue 11; Pages: 1274
ISSN: 2073-4344
Popis: Water splitting is one of the efficient ways to produce hydrogen with zero carbon dioxide emission. Thus far, Pt has been regarded as a highly reactive catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); however, the high cost and rarity of Pt significantly hinder its commercial use. Herein, we successfully developed an HER catalyst composed of NiSx (x = 1 or 2) on stainless steel (NiSx/SUS) using electrodeposition and sulfurization techniques. Notably, the electrochemical active surface area(ECSA) of NiSx/SUS was improved more than two orders of magnitude, resulting in a considerable improvement in the electrochemical charge transfer and HER activity in comparison with stainless steel (SUS). The long-term HER examination by linear scan voltammetry (LSV) confirmed that NiSx/SUS was stable up to 2000 cycles.
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