Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2021, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 637-644.DOI: 10.15541/jim20200450
Special Issue: 能源材料论文精选(2021)
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ZHU Yunna1(), CHEN Biqing1(
), CHENG Tianshu2, DU Chan1, ZHANG Shimin1, ZHAO Jing1
Received:
2020-08-10
Revised:
2020-10-29
Published:
2021-06-20
Online:
2020-11-05
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CHEN Biqing, professor. E-mail: chenbq2332@163.com
About author:
ZHU Yunna(1994-), female, Master candidate. E-mail: zhuyunna11@163.com
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ZHU Yunna, CHEN Biqing, CHENG Tianshu, DU Chan, ZHANG Shimin, ZHAO Jing. Amorphous Nd-Ni-B/NF Rare Earth Composites: Preparation and HER Electrocatalytic Performance[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(6): 637-644.
Fig. 5 (a) LSV curves, (b) overpotentials at 20 mA?cm-2, (c) Tafel curves (derived from (a)) and (d) exchange current densities (j0) derived from the Tafel curves of x-NNB/NF(x=0, 2, 3, 4, 5) and Pt/C electrodes; (e) CV curves of 3-NNB/NF electrode at different scan rates; (f) Coulomb curves of charge double-layer capacitance of x-NNB/NF(x=0, 2, 3, 4, 5) electrodes
Fig. 9 (a) I-t curve for NNB/NF-35 under 100 mV static overpotential for stability test 12 h; (b) Polarization curves of NNB/NF-35 before and after 2000 CV sweeps; (c) LSV curves and digital photos (insets) of NNB/NF-35 electrodes with different shapes; (d) Comparison of HER activities for different non-noble electrocatalytic materials in alkaline solution
Electrode | Rs/(Ω∙cm-2) | RP/(Ω∙cm-2) | Rct/(Ω∙cm-2) |
---|---|---|---|
0-NNB/NF | 0.195 | 1.573 | 1.578 |
2-NNB/NF | 0.167 | 1.294 | 1.310 |
3-NNB/NF | 0.152 | 1.261 | 1.279 |
4-NNB/NF | 0.165 | 1.438 | 1.455 |
5-NNB/NF | 0.166 | 1.536 | 1.543 |
Table S1 EIS parameters of x-NNB/NF(x=0, 2, 3, 4, 5) electrodes
Electrode | Rs/(Ω∙cm-2) | RP/(Ω∙cm-2) | Rct/(Ω∙cm-2) |
---|---|---|---|
0-NNB/NF | 0.195 | 1.573 | 1.578 |
2-NNB/NF | 0.167 | 1.294 | 1.310 |
3-NNB/NF | 0.152 | 1.261 | 1.279 |
4-NNB/NF | 0.165 | 1.438 | 1.455 |
5-NNB/NF | 0.166 | 1.536 | 1.543 |
Catalyst | Current density@Overpotential | Tafel slope/(mV∙dec-1) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Nd-Ni-B/NF | 20 mA∙cm-2@180 mV | 117 | This work |
Ni-Co/RuO2 | 50 mA∙cm-2@180 mV | 168.3 | [1] |
Ni-Fe-S/Ti | 50 mA∙cm-2@126 mV | 269 | [2] |
V-Ni2P NSAs/CC | 10 mA∙cm-2@85 mV | 95 | [3] |
Ni-Fe-P | 10 mA∙cm-2@174.2 mV | 142.9 | [4] |
Ni/NiS | 10 mA∙cm-2@230 mV | 123 | [5] |
FeP Nanorod | 10 mA∙cm-2@218 mV | 146 | [6] |
Ni0.5Co0.5/NC | 10 mA∙cm-2@282 mV | 189 | [7] |
FeCoP Nanoarrays | 10 mA∙cm-2@175 mV | 132 | [8] |
Ni2P-NiSe2 | 10 mA∙cm-2@66 mV | 72.6 | [9] |
Ni-Co-P/NF | 10 mA∙cm-2@85 mV | 46 | [10] |
Table S2 Comparison of the electrocatalytic HER activity for representative nonprecious HER catalysts in 1.0 mol∙L-1 KOH electrolyte
Catalyst | Current density@Overpotential | Tafel slope/(mV∙dec-1) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Nd-Ni-B/NF | 20 mA∙cm-2@180 mV | 117 | This work |
Ni-Co/RuO2 | 50 mA∙cm-2@180 mV | 168.3 | [1] |
Ni-Fe-S/Ti | 50 mA∙cm-2@126 mV | 269 | [2] |
V-Ni2P NSAs/CC | 10 mA∙cm-2@85 mV | 95 | [3] |
Ni-Fe-P | 10 mA∙cm-2@174.2 mV | 142.9 | [4] |
Ni/NiS | 10 mA∙cm-2@230 mV | 123 | [5] |
FeP Nanorod | 10 mA∙cm-2@218 mV | 146 | [6] |
Ni0.5Co0.5/NC | 10 mA∙cm-2@282 mV | 189 | [7] |
FeCoP Nanoarrays | 10 mA∙cm-2@175 mV | 132 | [8] |
Ni2P-NiSe2 | 10 mA∙cm-2@66 mV | 72.6 | [9] |
Ni-Co-P/NF | 10 mA∙cm-2@85 mV | 46 | [10] |
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