1. Integrating well-controlled core-shell structures into "superaerophobic" electrodes for water oxidation at large current densities.
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Hu, Qi, Wang, Ziyu, Huang, Xiaowan, Qin, Yongjie, Yang, Hengpan, Ren, Xiangzhong, Zhang, Qianling, Liu, Jianhong, Shao, Minhua, and He, Chuanxin
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OXIDATION of water , *DENSITY currents , *KARST , *OXYGEN evolution reactions , *ELECTRODES , *HYDROGEN evolution reactions - Abstract
• A nature-inspired etching strategy is developed for the construction of karst topography (KT)-featured electrode. • The KT architecture offers a "superaerophobic" surface for rapidly releasing O 2 bubbles during electrocatalysis. • Experimentally identifying that the core-shell structure optimizes the adsorption strength of *OH intermediates. • The obtained electrocatalysts achieve the large current densities of 1500 mA cm−2 at an overpotential of 380 mV. Exploring of electrocatalysts for high-output oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is key to practical applications, but still remains challenging. Here, we developed a nature-inspired etching strategy for the construction of karst topography (KT)-featured electrode comprising core-shell structured Ni(0)@Ni(II) towards efficient OER. Intriguingly, the KT architecture confers a "superaerophobic" surface to render the large amount of generated O 2 bubbles release rapidly and timely from the electrode surface at the high current density of OER (i.e., 1500 mA cm−2). Moreover, this strategy allows good control over the generated core-shell structure for promoting the heterointerface synergetic effect of Ni(0)@Ni(II). By adding probing molecules to react with OER intermediates under operation conditions, we obtain first direct experimental evidence that the core-shell structure can optimize the adsorption strength of *OH for significantly boosting the OER kinetics. Notably, the obtained electrode has excellent performance for OER with a small overpotenital of 380 mV at 1500 mA cm−2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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