通过温和的镍腐蚀制备珊瑚状FeNi(OH)_x/Ni作为一种一体化高效水分解电极（英文）

高效稳定并可同时催化析氧反应(OER)和析氢反应(HER)的非贵金属催化剂对于实现廉价水分解电解槽的商业化十分重要.虽然众多研究表明FeNi(OH)_x是一种极具潜力的催化剂,但是在基础研究与更有实用前景的电极之间仍有许多空白亟待填补.比如,基础研究多基于薄膜电极,其催化剂内部导电性的影响通常可以忽略.而基于实用化的电极则需要负载较厚的催化剂膜以获得更多的活性位,与此同时,其催化剂内部导电性的不利影响将会增大.此外,物质传递方面也会出现类似的情况.因此,一些在基础研究中显示出高本征活性的催化剂,在更加接近实际应用的体系下难以表现出预期的高活性.对于这一问题,目前鲜有相关的研究报道.基于上述分析,本文报道了一种经济且环保的方法,以制备珊瑚状的FeNi(OH)_x/Ni催化剂.在碱性条件下,该催化剂具有同时催化OER和HER,从而实现全水分解的能力.在催化剂的制备过程中,具有高本征活性的FeNi(OH)_x纳米片借助Fe(NO3_)_3对Ni温和的腐蚀过程,被原位负载到珊瑚状镍骨架上.这些纳米片与电沉积制备的珊瑚镍骨架以及3D泡沫镍基底一起构成了一体化的析气电极.这样的电极结构有助于暴露活性位、电解质快速传递和气体产物的迅速释放.此外,与珊瑚状金属镍骨架的复合也有利于减轻较厚的催化剂薄膜所带来的导电性降低的负面影响.在1.0 mol L~(-1) KOH溶液中,以FeNi(OH)_x/Ni同时作为阳极和阴极而构建的对称电解槽表现出了优异的催化活性,只需要施加1.52 V的槽压即获得10 mA cm~(-2)的催化电流密度.其活性甚至优于当前最佳的由贵金属催化剂RuO_2和Pt/C构建的非对称电解槽所表现出来的活性(10mA cm~(-2的槽压为1.55 V).本文提供了一种简便易行且十分可靠的制备更加实用、具有潜力且可负担的水分解装置的策略     

析氧反应铁镍基预催化剂的表界面调控与进展

析氧反应（OER）是水分解中重要的半反应, 为提高其催化性能,开发高效非贵金属催化剂已成为当前的研究重点。铁镍（FeNi）基材料被认为是最好的预催化剂, 在催化过程中,它们的表面将转变成高价态金属氧化物或氢氧化物作为真正的活性物质。FeNi基预催化剂的结构和形貌在很大程度上影响了其催化性能, 因此, 优化和调整FeNi基预催化剂的结构和化学环境可以提高电催化性能。基于我们的研究工作, 我们撰写了FeNi基预催化剂的表面结构调控促进电化学析氧反应的研究进展。我们首先介绍了碱性OER的反应机理, 然后从杂原子掺杂、表面成分改性、选择性结构转变、表面化学状态调节、异质结构构建和载体效应等方面讨论了FeNi基预催化剂表面调控对析氧反应性能的影响。尽管在OER反应中FeNi都被认为转变成高价态的金属活性物质, Fe/Ni体系的表面结构、形貌和化学状态仍然能够显著影响其最终的催化性能, 即FeNi基预催化剂的性质会影响析氧反应的催化性能。通过精细设计并尽量提高Fe和Ni的协同作用将有利用提升氧析出的催化性能。我们希望本综述能够对FeNi基预催化剂的制备和表界面性质调控与电催化析氧反应性能的理解有所帮助。     

多孔Fe3O4修饰的Ni(OH)2纳米片的制备及其析氧性能研究

近年来,基于析氧反应(OER)的电化学能量转换体系(如电化学制氢、金属空气电池、氮气电还原和二氧化碳电还原)日益受到人们的关注.各种过渡金属基(Mn,Ni,Co,Fe,Cu等)纳米材料(硫化物、氢氧化物、氧化物、磷化物和氮化物等)被认为是潜在的、可以代替贵金属的碱性OER催化剂.其中,高活性和低成本的Ni(OH)2基电催化剂被广泛关注.由于面积效应、结构效应、电子效应和协同效应等因素,Ni(OH)2基纳米材料的电化学活性与其形貌和化学成分密切相关.引入纳米尺寸的孔,不仅加快了传质,而且增加了边缘活性原子的数量,因而有利于活性的增强.超薄二维(2D)纳米片因具有独特的结构特征,可以为电催化反应提供充足的反应位点和低配位数的表面活性原子.杂原子的引入可以调节纳米材料的电子结构和几何结构以提高它们的电催化活性.本文提出了一种简单的混合氰胶水解策略,成功合成了Fe掺杂的Ni(OH)2纳米片(Ni(OH)2-Fe H-STs).氰胶前驱体骨架结构有助于形成超薄多孔的2D结构,而且,通过调节前驱体的浓度就可以获得一定镍铁原子比的产物.不同Fe含量的Ni(OH)2纳米片的OER活性测试结果表明,Ni/Fe比为3:1的Ni(OH)2-Fe H-STs-Ni3Fe1在碱性环境中具有最佳的OER活性.由于Ni(OH)2-Fe H-STs-Ni3Fe1的超薄2D结构使大多数金属原子暴露在表面,使原子利用率最大化.同时,超薄表面上高活性的低配位数的中心原子,可以作为催化OER的高活性中心.薄片上的孔隙有效地增加了高活性边缘原子的数量并且能够加速反应物和生成物的传质.XPS测试结果表明,Fe的引入显著改变了Ni的电子结构,提高了Ni(OH)2 H-STs的导电性,从而促进了电化学过程中NiIV活性物种的产生,进而改变其OER本征活性.三维镍泡沫(NF)可以防止负载纳米材料的聚集,提高转移反应物/产物的传质速率.因此,本文将Fe掺杂的Ni(OH)2纳米片直接生长在NF基底(简写为Ni(OH)2-Fe H-STs/NF).结果表明,NF基底的引入进一步提升导电性和增加传质.综上所述,由于具有高比表面积、丰富的活性原子、Fe/Ni原子之间的协同效应以及NF基底的高导电性和三维多孔特性,通过氰胶水解法获得的Ni(OH)2-Fe H-STs/NF在KOH溶液中表现出优异的OER活性,在10 mA cm^–2电流密度下过电位仅为200 mV,Tafel斜率为56 mV dec^?1,并且材料具有良好的稳定性.     

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近年来,基于析氧反应(OER)的电化学能量转换体系(如电化学制氢、金属空气电池、氮气电还原和二氧化碳电还原)日益受到人们的关注.各种过渡金属基(Mn, Ni, Co, Fe, Cu等)纳米材料(硫化物、氢氧化物、氧化物、磷化物和氮化物等)被认为是潜在的、可以代替贵金属的碱性OER催化剂.其中,高活性和低成本的Ni(OH)2基电催化剂被广泛关注.由于面积效应、结构效应、电子效应和协同效应等因素, Ni(OH)2基纳米材料的电化学活性与其形貌和化学成分密切相关.引入纳米尺寸的孔,不仅加快了传质,而且增加了边缘活性原子的数量,因而有利于活性的增强.超薄二维(2D)纳米片因具有独特的结构特征,可以为电催化反应提供充足的反应位点和低配位数的表面活性原子.杂原子的引入可以调节纳米材料的电子结构和几何结构以提高它们的电催化活性.本文提出了一种简单的混合氰胶水解策略,成功合成了Fe掺杂的Ni(OH)2纳米片(Ni(OH)2-FeH-STs).氰胶前驱体骨架结构有助于形成超薄多孔的2D结构,而且,通过调节前驱体的浓度就可以获得一定镍铁原子比的产物.不同Fe含量的Ni(OH)2纳米片的OER活性测试结果表明, Ni/Fe比为3:1的Ni(OH)2-Fe H-STs-Ni3Fe1在碱性环境中具有最佳的OER活性.由于Ni(OH)2-FeH-STs-Ni3Fe1的超薄2D结构使大多数金属原子暴露在表面,使原子利用率最大化.同时,超薄表面上高活性的低配位数的中心原子,可以作为催化OER的高活性中心.薄片上的孔隙有效地增加了高活性边缘原子的数量并且能够加速反应物和生成物的传质. XPS测试结果表明, Fe的引入显著改变了Ni的电子结构,提高了Ni(OH)2H-STs的导电性,从而促进了电化学过程中NiIV活性物种的产生,进而改变其OER本征活性.三维镍泡沫(NF)可以防止负载纳米材料的聚集,提高转移反应物/产物的传质速率.因此,本文将Fe掺杂的Ni(OH)2纳米片直接生长在NF基底(简写为Ni(OH)2-FeH-STs/NF).结果表明, NF基底的引入进一步提升导电性和增加传质.综上所述,由于具有高比表面积、丰富的活性原子、Fe/Ni原子之间的协同效应以及NF基底的高导电性和三维多孔特性,通过氰胶水解法获得的Ni(OH)2-FeH-STs/NF在KOH溶液中表现出优异的OER活性,在10m Acm–2电流密度下过电位仅为200 mV, Tafel斜率为56m V dec-1,并且材料具有良好的稳定性.     

钨掺杂的铁镍基层状氢氧化物用于电催化析氧和析氢反应

采用简便的一步水热合成法,在泡沫镍上原位生长微量W~(6+)掺入的Fe_(0.2)Ni(OH)_2双金属层状氢氧化物(LDH),以此来降低铁镍材料的过电势。通过场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和拉曼光谱(Raman)等分析方法对材料形貌、组成、结构等进行表征,发现钨掺杂使催化剂材料的晶体结构和电子结构发生变化,W_(0.03)Fe_(0.2)Ni(OH)_2LDH表现出优异的电化学析氧(OER)和析氢(HER)性能。电化学测试表明该催化剂在25 mA·cm~(-2)电流密度下OER和HER过电势分别仅有271和208 mV,塔菲尔斜率分别为61和181 mV·dec~(-1)。此外,经过长达20 h计时电位稳定性测试后,材料的催化性能未见明显下降。     

高熵合金金属烯用于酸性条件下全水分解（英文）

质子交换膜水电解槽(PEMWE)因其在低温下的高效率和高功率密度,成为新一代电解槽的发展方向.在水的电解过程中,设计高效稳定的析氢反应(HER)和析氧反应(OER)催化剂是进一步提高电解槽应用的前提.根据HER和OER “火山型”分布曲线,贵金属(Ir,Ru等)依然是主要的基准电催化剂.对于酸性条件下全水分解,Ir基和Ru基双功能催化剂仍然是最常见的选择.然而,与Ir基催化剂相比,Ru基催化剂在酸性条件下的高溶解速率易导致催化剂快速失活,大大降低了其实际应用价值.目前,酸性条件下全水分解的Ir基催化剂也取得了一些成果,如合金(如PdCu/Ir,Au@AuIr₂,IrTe纳米棒和IrNi合金纳米花)、钙钛矿(如AIrO₃)、硒化物(如Li-IrSe₂)和团簇(如Ir纳米团簇,IrNi纳米团簇)等.然而,Ir基材料在高电流密度下仍然面临质量活性低和稳定性有限的挑战(100 mA cm^-2时的过电位超过420 mV,酸性整体水分解在高电流密度下的长期稳定性差).上述问题使得电催化剂无法满足PEMWE的应用...     

电催化析氧反应过渡金属磷化物和硫化物催化剂研究进展（英文）

对化石能源的依赖所造成的环境污染和能源危机在全球引起了广泛的关注.氢能由于其高能量密度、低分子质量以及清洁无污染的优点,被认为是人类根本性解决能源与环境等全球性问题的理想替代能源.电解水是生产高纯度氢的重要方法,是现代清洁能源技术的重要组成部分.水电解由阴极析氢(HER)和阳极析氧(OER)两个半反应构成.对于HER反应,其反应是基于二电子转移过程,反应过程相对容易进行.相比于HER反应,OER反应涉及四电子转移及氧-氧键形成,其反应动力学缓慢,是影响水电解效率的主要原因.因此,为了提高电解水制氢的能量转化效率,发展OER电催化剂成为水电解制氢技术的关键.在过去的十余年间,硫化物、硒化物、磷化物、硼化物等非贵金属基OER电催化剂被大量地研究及报道并取得了长足发展.在这些催化剂中,金属磷化物和硫化物不仅具有成本优势,而且在析氧过电位、耐久性方面正趋接近甚至超越RuO_2和IrO_2等贵金属催化剂,颇具应用潜力.本文总结磷化物和硫化物作为OER电催化剂的研究进展,重点介绍了磷化物和硫化物性能提升策略及其在OER过程中催化反应活性位的变化.本文首先介绍了电解水析氧反应在不同电解质中的反应机理,讨论了析氧反应在动力学和热力学过程的主要障碍.通过对大量文献的归纳,本文分别综述了磷化物和硫化物的化学性质、合成方法和催化性能,介绍了近年来磷化物和硫化物的重要研究进展.通过分析催化剂导电性、质子传输、活性面积、界面化学等因素对催化析氧反应的影响,总结了磷化物和硫化物电催化OER性能提升的策略.由于磷化物和硫化物在OER强氧化条件下,电催化剂表面的成分、物相及结构均会发生显著变化,进而催化反应活性位也会发生相应改变.本文综述了磷化物和硫化物在OER反应过程前后表面组分的变化,探讨了磷化物和硫化物作为OER电催化剂的活性组分,为进一步提高磷化物和硫化物的电催化析氧反应性能提供了崭新的思路.     

镍铁层状双金属氢氧化物在不同pH电解液体系中的析氧反应（英文）

利用可再生电力驱动水分解提供了一种绿色和可持续的方式来生产氢气(H₂),而提高水分解效率的关键是开发高效的电催化剂.作为水分解反应的阴极,析氢反应(HER)仅需要两电子转移,目前的研究较为成熟.相比之下,析氧反应(OER)因涉及四个电子的转移,比HER过程更复杂.在众多析氧催化剂中,镍铁(NiFe)基电催化剂是碱性电解液体系中最佳的OER催化剂之一,然而其在中性及近中性体系中活性降低较多,从而限制了其在中性的海水电解及二氧化碳还原体系中的应用.目前,造成NiFe基催化剂在中性体系中性能较差的具体机制尚不清晰.文献报道,随着体系pH逐渐降低,NiFe基催化剂析氧性能也会随之变差;深入研究发现,碱性体系中更易于形成高价的Ni,Fe物质,但其是否对催化剂在水分解过程中有影响仍有待进一步研究.本文将电化学测试与原位光谱技术相结合,对镍铁层状双金属氢氧化物(NiFe LDH)在不同pH电解液体系中的析氧反应机理进行深入研究.电化学测试结果表明,随着pH值逐渐降低,NiFe LDH催化剂的析氧性能逐渐变差.原位表面增强拉曼光谱结果表明,不同pH电解液体系中NiOOH和“活性氧...     

血小板状Ru掺杂Ni2P纳米催化剂的合成及其双功能电催化析氢和析氧性能

采用简单的一锅法制备了血小板状Ru掺杂Ni_2P纳米片催化剂。金属Ru的引入不但显著增强了催化剂的电子传输性能,而且导致血小板状纳米片表面产生了大量阶梯/位错缺陷;此外,电催化活性位点测试表明Ru和Ni_2P均是电催化的有效活性组分。这些因素共同促进了电催化析氢(HER)和析氧反应(OER)过程。对于HER,该催化剂表现出明显优于单一Ni_2P和Ru且接近商用20%(w/w)Pt/C催化剂的初始电位(35 mV)和Tafel斜率(34 mV·dec~(-1))以及长久的稳定性(3 000圈)。对于OER,该催化剂表现出优于Ni_2P、Ru、20%Pt/C且接近商用IrO_2催化剂的初始电位(1.54 V)和过电势η10(0.49 V)。     

异质原子在碱性电解水催化剂中的作用——反应机理（英文）

构建低碳绿色能源体系是全世界追求的目标.氢气具有能量密度高、零碳排放的优势,是理想的清洁能源.目前市场上95%以上的氢气来自于与化石燃料相关的工艺,如煤气化、甲烷蒸汽重整等方法,在制氢过程中不可避免地会排放大量的温室气体.电解水制氢具有产氢纯度高、工艺简单、转换效率高等优点,还可直接与可再生能源(如太阳能、风能等)耦合,是一种很有前景的绿色制氢技术.碱性电解水,由于廉价的非贵金属基材料(如Fe、Co、Ni、Cu等)可以在电解槽中很好地工作,展现出了良好的应用前景.为了进一步提高非贵金属电催化剂分解水的催化活性,科研人员从增加活性位点数量和提高单个活性位点的本征活性两方面着手,发展新的高效电催化剂.独特的纳米结构设计能够增加催化剂的活性位点数量,进而提高催化剂的催化活性,但催化性能的提高程度有限.增加单个活性位点的本征活性是从本质上提高催化剂活性的另一种有效策略.其中,异质原子修饰是提高催化剂本征活性最有效的方法之一,它可以通过调节催化剂的物理化学性质来提高催化剂的本征活性,包括诱导相变、提高电导率、调整电子密度和建立双催化位点等.本文基于电解水析氢反应(HER)和析氧反应(OER)在碱...     

Efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution at ultra-high current densities over 3D Fe,N doped Ni(OH)2 nanosheets

Developing highly efficient nickel or iron based hydroxide electrocatalysts is primary essential but challenging for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at ultra-high current densities. Herein, we developed a facile method to prepare nitrogen and iron doped nickel(II) hydroxide nanosheets on self-supported conductive nickel foam (denoted as Fe,N-Ni(OH)₂/NF) through ammonia hydrothermal and impregnation methods. Owing to the optimization of the electronic structure by nitrogen doping and the strong synergistic effect between Fe and Ni(OH)₂, the three-dimensional (3D) Fe,N-Ni(OH)₂/NF nanosheets delivered superior electrocatalytic OER performances in basic solution with low potentials of 1.57 V and 1.59 V under 500 mA/cm² and 1000 mA/cm² respectively and robust operation for 10 h with ignored activity decay, comparing well with the potentials of previously reported NiFe based electrocatalysts as well as the benchmark commercial Ir/C/NF. In-situ Raman spectroscopy revealed that the main active species were NiOOH during the OER process. The present results are expected to provide new insights into the study of OER process towards ultra-high current densities.     

Ru-Doping Enhanced Electrocatalysis of Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets toward Overall Water Splitting

An Ru-doping strategy is reported to substantially improve both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalytic activity of Ni/Fe-based metal–organic framework (MOF) for overall water splitting. As-synthesized Ru-doped Ni/Fe MIL-53 MOF nanosheets grown on nickel foam (MIL-53(Ru-NiFe)@NF) afford HER and OER current density of 50 mA cm⁻² at an overpotential of 62 and 210 mV, respectively, in alkaline solution with a nominal Ru loading of ≈110 μg cm⁻². When using as both anodic and cathodic (pre-)catalyst, MIL-53(Ru-NiFe)@NF enables overall water splitting at a current density of 50 mA cm⁻² for a cell voltage of 1.6 V without iR compensation, which is much superior to state-of-the-art RuO₂-Pt/C-based electrolyzer. It is discovered that the Ru-doping considerably modulates the growth of MOF to form thin nanosheets, and enhances the intrinsic HER electrocatalytic activity by accelerating the sluggish Volmer step and improving the intermediate oxygen adsorption for increased OER catalytic activity.     

Vertically Aligned Porous Nickel(II) Hydroxide Nanosheets Supported on Carbon Paper with Long‐Term Oxygen Evolution Performance

Vertically aligned Ni(OH)₂ nanosheets were grown on carbon paper (CP) current collectors through a simple and cost‐effective hydrothermal approach. The as‐grown nanosheets are porous and highly crystallized. If used as a monolithic electrode for electrochemical water oxidation in alkaline solution, the carbon paper supported Ni(OH)₂ nanosheets [CP@Ni(OH)₂] exhibit high electrocatalytic activity and excellent long‐term stability. The electrode can attain an anodic current density of 20 mA cm⁻² at a low overpotential of 338 mV, comparable to that of state‐of‐the‐art RuO₂ nanocatalysts supported on CP (CP/RuO₂) with the same catalyst loading. Significantly, CP@Ni(OH)₂ shows much better long‐term stability than CP/RuO₂ upon continuous galvanostatic electrolysis, particularly at a high industry‐relevant current density such as 100 mA cm⁻². CP@Ni(OH)₂ can sustain water oxidation at 100 mA cm⁻² for 50 h without any degradation, whereas the performance of CP/RuO₂ is much poorer and deteriorates gradually over time. CP@Ni(OH)₂ electrodes hold substantial promise for use as low‐costing water oxidation anodes in electrolyzers.     

Sulfur‐Modified Oxygen Vacancies in Iron–Cobalt Oxide Nanosheets: Enabling Extremely High Activity of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction to Achieve the Industrial Water Splitting Benchmark

The oxygen vacancies of defective iron–cobalt oxide (FeCoO_x‐Vo) nanosheets are modified by the homogeneously distributed sulfur (S) atoms. S atoms can not only effectively stabilize oxygen vacancies (Vo), but also form the Co?S coordination with Co active site in the Vo, which can modulate the electronic structure of the active site, enabling FeCoO_x‐Vo‐S to exhibit much superior OER activity. FeCoO_x‐Vo‐S exhibits a mass activity of 2440.0 A g^?1 at 1.5 V vs. RHE in 1.0 m KOH, 25.4 times higher than that of RuO₂. The Tafel slope is as low as 21.0 mV dec^?1, indicative of its excellent charge transfer rate. When FeCoO_x‐Vo‐S (anode catalyst) is paired with the defective CoP₃/Ni₂P (cathode catalyst) for overall water splitting, current densities of as high as 249.0 mA cm^?2 and 406.0 mA cm^?2 at a cell voltage of 2.0 V and 2.3 V, respectively, can be achieved.     

Controlled Synthesis of CuCo2S4@Ni(OH)2 Hybrid Nanorod Arrays for Water Splitting at an Ultralow Cell Voltage of 1.47 V

Developing environmentally friendly and highly active water splitting catalysts would be of great significance for clean energy conversion and utilization processes. Heterogeneous CuCo₂S₄@Ni(OH)₂ nanorod arrays with abundant oxygen vacancy firstly have been designed through a controllable hydrothermal and electrodeposition method. The synergies and open structures of the particular hierarchical structure together with the abundant oxygen vacancies offer more surface reactive centers, which can promote the electron transfer rate and reduce the activation energy of intermediate species. The CuCo₂S₄@Ni(OH)₂–20 min nanorod arrays are considered as an excellent and robust electrocatalyst for the proton reduction under an alkaline condition with an extraordinary low overpotential of 117 mV at 10 mA cm^?2. The CuCo₂S₄@Ni(OH)₂–20 min heterostructures electrode is also stable and robust for the water oxidation reaction, needing an overpotential of only 250 mV to obtain 100 mA cm^?2. Therefore, an alkaline electrolyzer was designed using CuCo₂S₄@Ni(OH)₂–20 min nanorod arrays as bifunctional electrocatalyst, which can complete overall water splitting at a cell voltage of 1.47 V with 10 mA cm^?2, suggesting a promising combination of the same material for efficient overall water splitting device. The cell voltage of 1.47 V, to our knowledge, is among the lowest values of the published support catalysts for electrocatalytic water splitting up to now.     

Exfoliated nickel hydroxide nanosheets for urea electrolysis

Two-dimensional nickel hydroxide nanosheets were synthesized by exfoliating surfactant intercalated layered nickel hydroxides and developed as electrocatalysts for urea electro-oxidation. The electro-oxidation of urea on Ni(OH)₂ nanosheet modified electrodes shows a decrease of 100 mV in overpotential and an enhancement in current density, which reaches ca.154 mA cm^{− 2} mg^{− 1}, by a factor of ca. 170 compared to bulk Ni(OH)₂ powder modified electrodes. The Ni(OH)₂ nanosheets have promising applications in urea-rich wastewater remediation, hydrogen production, electrochemical sensors, and fuel cells due to their ability to promote the urea electrolysis reaction.     

Nickel Doping in Atomically Thin Tin Disulfide Nanosheets Enables Highly Efficient CO2 Reduction

Engineering electronic properties by elemental doping is a direct strategy to design efficient catalysts towards CO₂ electroreduction. Atomically thin SnS₂ nanosheets were modified by Ni doping for efficient electroreduction of CO₂. The introduction of Ni into SnS₂ nanosheets significantly enhanced the current density and Faradaic efficiency for carbonaceous product relative to pristine SnS₂ nanosheets. When the Ni content was 5 atm %, the Ni‐doped SnS₂ nanosheets achieved a remarkable Faradaic efficiency of 93 % for carbonaceous product with a current density of 19.6 mA cm^?2 at ?0.9 V vs. RHE. A mechanistic study revealed that the Ni doping gave rise to a defect level and lowered the work function of SnS₂ nanosheets, resulting in the promoted CO₂ activation and thus improved performance in CO₂ electroreduction.     

Coupling Magnetic Single-Crystal Co2Mo3O8 with Ultrathin Nitrogen-Rich Carbon Layer for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Transition-metal oxides as electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) provide a promising route to face the energy and environmental crisis issues. Although palmeirite oxide A₂Mo₃O₈ as OER catalyst has been explored, the correlation between its active sites (tetrahedral or octahedral) and OER performance has been elusive. Now, magnetic Co₂Mo₃O₈@NC-800 composed of highly crystallized Co₂Mo₃O₈ nanosheets and ultrathin N-rich carbon layer is shown to be an efficient OER catalyst. The catalyst exhibits favorable performance with an overpotential of 331 mV@10 mA cm⁻² and 422 mV@40 mA cm⁻², and a full water-splitting electrolyzer with it as anode catalyst shows a cell voltage of 1.67 V@10 mA cm⁻² in alkaline. Combined HAADFSTEM, magnetic, and computational results show that factors influencing the OER performance can be attributed to the tetrahedral Co sites (high spin, t₂³e⁴), which improve the OER kinetics of rate-determining step to form *OOH.     

Three‐Dimensional NiMoO4 Nanosheets Supported on a Carbon Fibers@Pre‐Treated Ni Foam (CF@PNF) Substrate as Advanced Electrodes for Asymmetric Supercapacitors

Herein, we report a nanoarchitectured nickel molybdate/carbon fibers@pre‐treated Ni foam (NiMoO₄/CF@PNF) electrode for supercapacitors. The synthesis of NiMoO₄/CF@PNF mainly consists of a direct chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of dense carbon fibers (CFs) onto pre‐treated Ni foam (PNF) as the substrate, followed by in situ growth of NiMoO₄ nanosheets (NSs) on the CF@PNF substrate by means of a hydrothermal process. The NiMoO₄/CF@PNF electrode exhibits a high areal capacitance (5.14 F cm^?2 at 4 mA cm^?2) and excellent cycling stability (97 % capacitance retention after 2000 cycles at 10 mA cm^?2). Furthermore, we have successfully assembled NiMoO₄ NSs//activated carbon (AC) asymmetric supercapacitors, which can achieve an energy density of 45.6 Wh kg^?1 at 674 W kg^?1, and excellent stability with 93 % capacitance retention after 2000 cycles at 5 mA cm^?2. These superior properties hold great promise for energy‐storage applications.     

Atmospheric-Temperature Chain Reaction towards Ultrathin Non-Crystal-Phase Construction for Highly Efficient Water Splitting

Combining the self-sacrifice of a highly crystalline substance to design a multistep chain reaction towards ultrathin active-layer construction for high-performance water splitting with atmospheric-temperature conditions and an environmentally benign aqueous environment is extremely intriguing and full of challenges. Here, taking cobalt carbonate hydroxides (CCHs) as the initial crystalline material, we choose the Lewis acid metal salt of Fe(NO₃)₃ to induce an aqueous-phase chain reaction generating free CO₃²⁻ ions with subsequent instant FeCO₃ hydrolysis. The resultant ultrathin (∼5 nm) amorphous Fe-based hydroxide layer on CCH results in considerable activity in catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), yielding 10/50 mA ⋅ cm⁻² at overpotentials of 230/266.5 mV for OER and 72.5/197.5 mV for HER. The catalysts can operate constantly in 1.0 M KOH over 48 and 45 h for the OER and HER, respectively. For bifunctional catalysis for alkaline electrolyzer assembly, a cell voltage as low as 1.53 V was necessary to yield 10 mA cm⁻² (1.7 V at 50 mA cm⁻²). This work rationally builds high-efficiency electrochemical bifunctional water-splitting catalysts and offers a trial in establishing a controllable nanolevel ultrathin lattice disorder layer through an atmospheric-temperature chemical route.