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Hollow Carbon@NiCo2O4 Core-Shell Microspheres for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution

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First Author:Wu, Xiujuan

Correspondence Author:Wu, XJ (reprint author), Dalian Univ Technol, DUT KTH Joint Educ & Res Ctr Mol Devices, State Key Lab Fine Chem, Dalian 116024, Peoples R China.

Co-author:Wu, Xingqiang,Lee, Husileng,Ye, Qilun,Wang, Xiaoxiao,Zhao, Yimeng,Sun, Licheng

Date of Publication:2019-04-01

Journal:ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

Included Journals:SCIE、EI

Volume:7

Issue:4

ISSN No.:2194-4288

Key Words:C@NiCo2O4; core-shell structures; electrocatalysis; electrical conductivity; oxygen evolution reaction

Abstract:Earth-abundant transition metal oxides are considered one of the most promising oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts. However, their intrinsically low electrical conductivity inhibits the fast kinetics for OER. To overcome this drawback, hollow carbon@NiCo2O4 core-shell microspheres (C@NiCo2O4 HSs) are synthesized with enhanced electrocatalytic activity and stability toward OER. The prepared C@NiCo2O4/Ni foam delivers a current density of 10 mA cm(-2) at a small overpotential of 268 mV and exhibits a low Tafel slope of 54 mV dec(-1). The enhanced OER performance is attributed to the enlarged specific surface area induced by the combination effect between the 1D nanosheet structure and the 3D hollow microsphere structure, and the improved electrical conductivity is ascribed to the carbon core support.

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