Fundamental Research
SHEN Miao, WANG Zhiyu, SHEN Ping, XIAO Peiyao, YANG Chunming
Using nickel foam(NF)as both substrate and nickel(Ni)source,nickel-based phosphate was synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal method with acid-etched NF.The compositions,microstructures,and elemental valence states of the as-prepared materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).Effects of different acidic etchants on the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)performance of the prepared electrocatalysts in a 1mol/LKOH alkaline electrolyte were systematically investigated.Results showed that the electrocatalyst NH4NiPO4@NF,hydrothermally synthesized after nitric acid(HNO3)etching of NF ,exhibited excellent electrocatalytic performance with achieving an overpotential of 141 mV at a current density of 100A/m2 and a Tafel slope of 40mV/dec.Moreover,the overpotential remained nearly unchanged after 3000 cyclic voltammetry cycles.