Abstract

Developing Protocols for Designing High-Efficiency, Durable, Cost-Effective Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) Necessitates Deeper Understanding of Structure–property Correlation as a Function of Composition. Herein, It Has Been Demonstrated that Incorporating Tellurium into Binary Nickel Chalcogenide (NiSe) and Creating a Mixed Anionic Phase Perturbs its Electronic Structure and Significantly Enhances the OER Activity. a Series of Nanostructured Nickel Chalcogenides Comprising a Layer-By-Layer Morphology Along with Mixed Anionic Ternary Phase Are Grown in Situ on Nickel Foam with Varying Morphological Textures using Simple Hydrothermal Synthesis Route. Comprehensive X-Ray Diffraction, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and in Situ Raman Spectroscopy Analysis Confirms the Formation of a Trigonal Single-Phase Nanocrystalline Nickel (Telluro)-Selenide (NiSeTe) as a Truly Mixed Anionic Composition. the NiSeTe Electrocatalyst Exhibits Excellent OER Performance, with a Low overpotential of 300 MV at 50 MA Cm−2 and a Small Tafel Slope of 98 MV Dec−1 in 1 M KOH Electrolyte. the Turnover Frequency and Mass Activity Are 0.047 S−1 and 90.3 Ag−1, Respectively. Detailed Electrochemical Measurements Also Reveal Enhanced Charge Transfer Properties of the NiSeTe Phase Compared to the Mixture of Binaries. Density Functional Theory Calculations Reveal Favorable OH Adsorption Energy in the Mixed Anionic Phase Compared to the Binary Chalcogenides Confirming Superior Electrocatalytic Property.

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Chemistry

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant CAS‐2102609

Keywords and Phrases

density functional theory calculations; NiSeTe; OH adsorption; oxygen evolution reaction; water oxidation

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2194-4296; 2194-4288

Document Type

Article - Journal

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English

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© 2023 Wiley-VCH Verlag; Wiley, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2023

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