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Controlled synthesis of NiFe2O4/Co9S8 nanocomposites derived from metal-organic frameworks as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction
Received date: 2019-04-01
Online published: 2019-09-28
This paper reported the controlled synthesis of NiFe2O4/Co9S8 nanocomposites via annealing and sulfuration of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Due to the porous structure and the strong synergetic effects between the different composites, the as-prepared NiFe2O4/Co9S8 nanocomposite catalysts afforded an electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with a current density of 10 mA/cm2 at a low overpotential of 290 mV and a small Tafel slope of approximately 63.02 mV/dec in 1 mol/L KOH. Moreover, the NiFe2O4/Co9S8 nanocomposite catalysts showed outstanding stability without obvious decline after 1 000 cycles of sequential cyclic voltammetry (CV) scanning. The findings not only provide a promising strategy for designing efficient and stable OER catalysts but also can be extended to synthesize other novel nanocomposite materials.
WANG Shangdai, HUANG Shoushuang, HU Zhangjun, CHEN Zhiwen . Controlled synthesis of NiFe2O4/Co9S8 nanocomposites derived from metal-organic frameworks as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction[J]. Journal of Shanghai University, 2021 , 27(4) : 706 -716 . DOI: 10.12066/j.issn.1007-2861.2154
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