Role of Foreign Phases, Synergistic Effects, and Morphology in the HER Performance of Trimetallic Pentlandites with Non-Equimolar Co:Fe:Ni Ratio
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Theoretical Characterization
3.2. Catalytic Performance
3.3. Co1.5Fe1.5Ni6S8 Phenomena
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nominal Chemical Composition | Pellet | Ingot | Powder |
---|---|---|---|
Co3Fe1.5Ni4.5S8 | Pe314 | In314 | Po314 |
Co1.5Fe1.5Ni6S8 | Pe116 | In116 | Po116 |
Co1.5Fe3Ni4.5S8 | Pe134 | In134 | Po134 |
Co4.5Fe1.5Ni3S8 | Pe413 | In413 | Po413 |
Co6Fe1.5Ni1.5S8 | Pe611 | In611 | Po611 |
Co4.5Fe3Ni1.5S8 | Pe431 | In431 | Po431 |
Co3Fe4.5Ni1.5S8 | Pe341 | In341 | Po341 |
Co1.5Fe6Ni1.5S8 | Pe161 | In161 | Po161 |
Co1.5Fe4.5Ni3S8 | Pe143 | In143 | Po143 |
ECSA [cm−2 ×103] | RF [- ×103] | |
---|---|---|
Pre | 1.72 | 14.23 |
Post 1 | 3.32 | 27.46 |
Post 2 | 4.24 | 35.08 |
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Kubowicz, M.; Kożusznik, M.; Kurek, T.; Mars, K.; Mikuła, A. Role of Foreign Phases, Synergistic Effects, and Morphology in the HER Performance of Trimetallic Pentlandites with Non-Equimolar Co:Fe:Ni Ratio. Energies 2024, 17, 2261. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17102261
Kubowicz M, Kożusznik M, Kurek T, Mars K, Mikuła A. Role of Foreign Phases, Synergistic Effects, and Morphology in the HER Performance of Trimetallic Pentlandites with Non-Equimolar Co:Fe:Ni Ratio. Energies. 2024; 17(10):2261. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17102261
Chicago/Turabian StyleKubowicz, Maciej, Miłosz Kożusznik, Tomasz Kurek, Krzysztof Mars, and Andrzej Mikuła. 2024. "Role of Foreign Phases, Synergistic Effects, and Morphology in the HER Performance of Trimetallic Pentlandites with Non-Equimolar Co:Fe:Ni Ratio" Energies 17, no. 10: 2261. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17102261