Citation: Qingqing SHEN, Xiangbowen DU, Kaicheng QIAN, Zhikang JIN, Zheng FANG, Tong WEI, Renhong LI. Self-supporting Cu/α-FeOOH/foam nickel composite catalyst for efficient hydrogen production by coupling methanol oxidation and water electrolysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2024, 40(10): 1953-1964. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240028 shu

Self-supporting Cu/α-FeOOH/foam nickel composite catalyst for efficient hydrogen production by coupling methanol oxidation and water electrolysis

School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang SCI-TECH University, Hangzhou 310018, China

Corresponding author: Renhong LI, lirenhong@zstu.edu.cn
Received Date: 21 January 2024
Revised Date: 30 August 2024

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Self-supporting Cu/α-FeOOH/NF catalysts were prepared by in-situ growth of Cu/α-FeOOH nanocomposites on foam nickel (NF) substrate by one-step solvothermal method. Compared with the α-FeOOH/NF catalyst, adding Cu provided more attachment sites for the growth of α-FeOOH, which makes the catalyst surface morphology rougher and increases the contact area between the catalyst and reactants. The assembled heterointerface between crystalline Cu and amorphous α-FeOOH altered the electronic structure of the catalyst. It promoted electron transfer from Ni and Fe to Cu, thus enhancing methanol adsorption and oxidation. The electrochemical tests revealed that the Cu/α-FeOOH/NF catalyst exhibited excellent methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance. In the Cu/α-FeOOH/NF||Cu/α-FeOOH/NF HER-MOR system, the voltage was reduced by 125 mV compared to the overall water splitting system at the geometric current density of 10 mA·cm^-2. The catalytic system operated stably for 96 h under high voltage (2.4 V). In addition, the anode MOR produced value-added formate and the calculated Faraday efficiency based on formate was close to 97% under an applied voltage of 1.80 V.
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