1D NiHPO4 nanotubes prepared using dissolution equilibrium as bifunctional electrocatalyst for high-efficiency water splitting
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2021
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Journal of Power Sources
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In this work, one-dimensional NiHPO4 nanotubes are successfully fabricated on nickel foam by hydrothermal reaction, in which a dissolution equilibrium between phosphates is controlled by tuning the proportion of the mixed solvent and amounts of KOH. As the dissolution equilibrium is broken, the morphology of NiHPO4 transfers from solid nanowires to hollow nanotubes. The resulting 1D NiHPO4 nanotubes exhibit good electrocatalytic activity and stability in oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Notably, a water-splitting voltage of 1.62 V at a current density of 10 mA cm 2 is obtained in an electrolyzer setup assembled using 1D NiHPO4 nanotubes as cathode and anode, demonstrating NiHPO4 nanotubes are promising catalysts for overall water splitting. Moreover, the revealed mechanism of forming tube morphology can be extended to fabricate other metal phosphates with hollow structures.
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1D NiHPO4, Chemistry, Dissolution equilibrium, Solvent effect, Hollow structure, Water splitting
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Wang, Z., Wu, Y., Cui, M., Ji, S., Wang, H., Wang, X., Linkov, V., & Wang, R. (2021). 1D NiHPO4 nanotubes prepared using dissolution equilibrium as bifunctional electrocatalyst for high-efficiency water splitting. Journal of Power Sources, 513, 230543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230543