Synthesis of Ultrathin Porous Bimetallic Nickel–Cobalt Phosphide Nanosheets as an Excellent Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting

Nouraiz Mushtaq, Xilan Ma, Khizzra Aslam, Waqar Younas, Youqi Zhu, Chuanbao Cao*

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Abstract

Electrochemical water splitting has attracted great attention for hydrogen production, yet is still limited by capable electrocatalysts. Herein, the ultrathin porous nickel–cobalt phosphide nanosheets (NiCoP NS) are successfully synthesized by microwave-assisted technique and used as a robust bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting. The NiCoP NSs can show excellent catalytic activity with a low overpotential (η10) of 105 mV at 10 mA cm−2 for hydrogen evolution reaction and a small overpotential (η10) of 240 mV at 10 mA cm−2 for oxygen evolution reaction. The water splitting device of NiCoP NSs can give lower cell voltage of 1.45 and 1.67 V at a current density of 10 and 100 mA cm−2. The better electrochemical performance should be attributed to the synergetic effect of nickel and cobalt, porous morphology, and large surface area. These key factors boost the reactant's adsorption energy, number of exposed active sites, and produce different channels for charge transfer and reactant/electrolyte diffusion.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2200537
JournalEnergy Technology
Volume10
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2022

Keywords

  • 2D morphology
  • electrocatalysts
  • mesoporous nature
  • microwave syntheses
  • nanosheets
  • water splitting

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Mushtaq, N., Ma, X., Aslam, K., Younas, W., Zhu, Y., & Cao, C. (2022). Synthesis of Ultrathin Porous Bimetallic Nickel–Cobalt Phosphide Nanosheets as an Excellent Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting. Energy Technology, 10(10), Article 2200537. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200537