Nickel–Molybdenum-Based Three-Dimensional Nanoarrays for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Water Splitting
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Structure Characterization
2.2. Electrochemical Characterization of NiMo-Based Nanoarrays
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Preparation of Ni-Mo-Based Nanoarrays
3.3. Structural Characterization
3.4. Electrochemical Performance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Specimen | Average Pores Volume (cm3/g) | Average Specific Surface Area (m2/g) |
---|---|---|
Ni-hydroxide/NF | 0.016 | 11.08 |
Ni2Mo1-nanoarrays/NF | 0.020 | 14.63 |
Ni1Mo1-nanoarrays/NF | 0.019 | 13.30 |
Ni2Mo3-nanoarrays/NF | 0.019 | 13.07 |
Electrocatalyst | Current Density (mA cm−2) | Overpotential (mV) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Ni(OH)2 | 10 | 595 | [41] |
NiCo-LDH | 10 | 367 | [38] |
CoNiAl-LDH | 10 | 303 | [43] |
NiCo-LDH | 10 | 460 | [37] |
NiCoSe nanoparticles | 10 | 320 | [44] |
CoNiB nanorod | 10 | 313 | [36] |
NiFeW-LDH | 10 | 270 | [51] |
NiMo-based nanoarrays | 10 | 296 | This work |
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Lu, Z.; Li, S.; Wang, Y.; Wang, J.; Guo, Y.; Ding, J.; Tang, K.; Ren, Y.; You, L.; Meng, H.; et al. Nickel–Molybdenum-Based Three-Dimensional Nanoarrays for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Water Splitting. Molecules 2024, 29, 3966. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29163966
Lu Z, Li S, Wang Y, Wang J, Guo Y, Ding J, Tang K, Ren Y, You L, Meng H, et al. Nickel–Molybdenum-Based Three-Dimensional Nanoarrays for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Water Splitting. Molecules. 2024; 29(16):3966. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29163966
Chicago/Turabian StyleLu, Zhi, Shilin Li, Yuxin Wang, Jiefeng Wang, Yifan Guo, Jiaqi Ding, Kun Tang, Yingzi Ren, Long You, Hongbo Meng, and et al. 2024. "Nickel–Molybdenum-Based Three-Dimensional Nanoarrays for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Water Splitting" Molecules 29, no. 16: 3966. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29163966