Published June 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Fabrication of hierarchical Co(OH)2@Ni(OH)2 core-shell nanosheets on carbon cloth as an advanced electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

  • 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR (China)
  • 2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, PR (China)

Description

Transition metal-based layered double hydroxides have been reported as cost-effective and efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts due to their layered structure and unique redox properties. Moreover, the electrochemical performance can be greatly enhanced by rational design of nanostructures. Herein, the hierarchical Co(OH)2@Ni(OH)2 core-shell nanosheets on flexible carbon cloth (CC) were designed and prepared as advanced OER catalysts. Compared with the commercial RuO2, the Co(OH)2/CC and the Ni(OH)2/CC, the Co(OH)2@Ni(OH)2/CC hybrid electrode exhibits outstanding OER electrocatalytic activity with only ~330 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm−2. Moreover, the Co(OH)2@Ni(OH)2/CC catalyst shows long-term durability without obvious degradation over 10 h. The outstanding electrochemical performance of the Co(OH)2@Ni(OH)2/CC could be attributed to the unique 3D hierarchical core-shell structure and the synergistic effect between Co(OH)2 and Ni(OH)2. Our work offers an effective strategy to prepare advanced electrode materials for OER electrocatalysts.

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DOI
10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.02.170;
PII
S0169433219305124;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Surface Science
Journal Volume
479
Journal Page Range
p. 1270-1276
ISSN
0169-4332
CODEN
ASUSEE

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