Surface modification of NiCo2Te4 nanoclusters: a highly efficient electrocatalyst for overall water-splitting in neutral solution

Leiming Tao; Min Huang; Shaojun Guo; Qinglong Wang; Man Li; Xin Xiao; Gengyu Cao; Yong Shao; Yan Shen; Yongqing Fu; Mingkui Wang

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.05.010

Surface modification of NiCo2Te4 nanoclusters: a highly efficient electrocatalyst for overall water-splitting in neutral solution

Leiming Tao, Min Huang, Shaojun Guo, Qinglong Wang, Man Li, Xin Xiao, Gengyu Cao, Yong Shao, Yan Shen, Yongqing Fu, Mingkui Wang

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In this paper, we for the first time report the catalytic activity and durability of nickel cobaltite telluride (NiCo2Te4) nanocluster bifunctional catalysts can be significantly boosted by surface modification with perylene-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride for overall water-splitting in neutral solution. We reveal that tuning energy distribution of nanoclusters via a simple surface ligand can drastically increase the catalytic activity towards efficient hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction simultaneously. A two-electrode based water electrolysis cell using this newly developed nanocluster catalyst operates at a low bias voltage of 1.55 V to achieve a current density of 10 mA·cm-2 in near-neutral pH solution for overall water-splitting. This, to the best of our knowledge, represents the most efficient mixed-transition-metal-based electrode that has so far been reported for electrochemical water splitting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	424-431
Number of pages	8
Journal	Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume	254
Early online date	3 May 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.05.010
Publication status	Published - 5 Oct 2019

Keywords

Nanocluster
NiCo2Te4
Water splitting
Electrocatalyst
Mixed-transition-metal

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Surface modification of NiCo2Te4 nanoclusters: a highly efficient electrocatalyst for overall water-splitting in neutral solution

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