Nanoarchitectonics of Fe-Doped Ni3S2 Arrays on Ni Foam from MOF Precursors for Promoted Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Reagents and Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Electrocatalysts
2.2.1. Synthesis of the FeNi-MOF Precursor
2.2.2. Synthesis of the Fex-Ni3S2/NF
2.3. Materials Characterization
2.4. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalysts | Overpotential (mV) (j = 10 mA cm−2) | Tafel Slope (mV dec−1) | References |
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Fe2.3%-Ni3S2/NF | 233 | 66 | This work |
F-Ni3S2 | 239 | 36 | [48] |
Fe-Co9S8 NM/NF | 270 | 70 | [49] |
MOF-V-Ni3S2/NF | 268 | 99 | [50] |
Mo-doped Ni3S2 | 260 | 85 | [33] |
Ni3S2/NF-4 | 242 | 76 | [51] |
Fe7.2%-Ni3S2/NF | 295 | 71 | [52] |
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Zhang, J.; Bu, Y.; Li, Z.; Yang, T.; Zhao, N.; Wu, G.; Zhao, F.; Zhang, R.; Zhang, D. Nanoarchitectonics of Fe-Doped Ni3S2 Arrays on Ni Foam from MOF Precursors for Promoted Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 1445. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171445
Zhang J, Bu Y, Li Z, Yang T, Zhao N, Wu G, Zhao F, Zhang R, Zhang D. Nanoarchitectonics of Fe-Doped Ni3S2 Arrays on Ni Foam from MOF Precursors for Promoted Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(17):1445. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171445
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Jingchao, Yingping Bu, Zhuoyan Li, Ting Yang, Naihui Zhao, Guanghui Wu, Fujing Zhao, Renchun Zhang, and Daojun Zhang. 2024. "Nanoarchitectonics of Fe-Doped Ni3S2 Arrays on Ni Foam from MOF Precursors for Promoted Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity" Nanomaterials 14, no. 17: 1445. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171445