Phase and Interface Engineering of Platinum–Nickel Nanowires for Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution |
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| Authors: | Pengtang Wang Kezhu Jiang Prof Gongming Wang Prof Jianlin Yao Prof Xiaoqing Huang |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Jiangsu, China;2. Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China |
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| Abstract: | The design of high‐performance electrocatalysts for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is highly desirable for the development of alkaline water electrolysis. Phase‐ and interface‐engineered platinum–nickel nanowires (Pt‐Ni NWs) are highly efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline HER. The phase and interface engineering is achieved by simply annealing the pristine Pt‐Ni NWs under a controlled atmosphere. Impressively, the newly generated nanomaterials exhibit superior activity for the alkaline HER, outperforming the pristine Pt‐Ni NWs and commercial Pt/C, and also represent the best alkaline HER catalysts to date. The enhanced HER activities are attributed to the superior phase and interface structures in the engineered Pt‐Ni NWs. |
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| Keywords: | hydrogen evolution reaction nanowires nickel phase and interface control platinum |
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