Electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel is a promising renewable energy-conversion technique.Large-scale electrolysis of freshwater may deplete water resources and cause water scarcity worldwide.Thus,...Electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel is a promising renewable energy-conversion technique.Large-scale electrolysis of freshwater may deplete water resources and cause water scarcity worldwide.Thus,seawater electrolysis is a potential solution to the future energy and water crisis.In seawater electrolysis,it is critical to develop cost-effective electrocatalysts to split seawater without chloride corrosion.Herein,we present zinc-doped nickel iron(oxy)hydroxide nanocubes passivated by negatively charged polyanions(NFZ-PBA-S)that exhibits outstanding catalytic activity,stability,and selectivity for seawater oxidation.Zn dopants and polyanion-rich passivated surface layers in NFZ-PBA-S could effectively repel chlorine ions and enhance corrosion resistance,enabling its excellent catalytic activity and stability for seawater oxidation.展开更多
基金supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)funded by the Ministry of Science,ICT and Future Planning (2021R1A2C2091497 and 2022R1A2C2010162)supported by“Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS)”through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE) (2022RIS-005)+1 种基金supported by the Ministry of Trade,Industry,and Energy (20018145)supported by KIST Institutional Program (Project Nos.2V09781)。
文摘Electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel is a promising renewable energy-conversion technique.Large-scale electrolysis of freshwater may deplete water resources and cause water scarcity worldwide.Thus,seawater electrolysis is a potential solution to the future energy and water crisis.In seawater electrolysis,it is critical to develop cost-effective electrocatalysts to split seawater without chloride corrosion.Herein,we present zinc-doped nickel iron(oxy)hydroxide nanocubes passivated by negatively charged polyanions(NFZ-PBA-S)that exhibits outstanding catalytic activity,stability,and selectivity for seawater oxidation.Zn dopants and polyanion-rich passivated surface layers in NFZ-PBA-S could effectively repel chlorine ions and enhance corrosion resistance,enabling its excellent catalytic activity and stability for seawater oxidation.