Bifunctional heterostructure assembly of NiFe LDH nanosheets on NiCoP nanowires 
for highly efficient and stable overall water splitting

Zhang, Haojie; Li, Xiaopeng; Hähnel, Angelika; Naumann, Volker; Lin, Chao; Azimi, Sara; Schweizer, Stefan L.; Maijenburg, A. Wouter; Wehrspohn, Ralf B.

doi:10.1002/adfm.201706847

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Bifunctional heterostructure assembly of NiFe LDH nanosheets on NiCoP nanowires for highly efficient and stable overall water splitting

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Azimi, Sara
Nano-Systems from Ions, Spins and Electrons, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Zhang, H., Li, X., Hähnel, A., Naumann, V., Lin, C., Azimi, S., et al. (2018). Bifunctional heterostructure assembly of NiFe LDH nanosheets on NiCoP nanowires for highly efficient and stable overall water splitting. Advanced Functional Materials, 28(14): 1706847. doi:10.1002/adfm.201706847.

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3D hierarchical heterostructure NiFe LDH@NiCoP/NF electrodes are prepared successfully on nickel foam with special interface engineering and synergistic effects. This research finds that the as-prepared NiFe LDH@NiCoP/NF electrodes have a more sophisticated inner structure and intensive interface than a simple physical mixture. The NiFe LDH@NiCoP/NF electrodes require an overpotential as low as 120 and 220 mV to deliver 10 mA cm^-2 for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in 1 m KOH, respectively. Tafel and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy further reveal a favorable kinetic during electrolysis. Specifically, the NiFe LDH@NiCoP/NF electrodes are simultaneously used as cathode and anode for overall water splitting, which requires a cell voltage of 1.57 V at 10 mA cm^-2. Furthermore, the synergistic effect of the heterostructure improves the structural stability and promotes the generation of active phases during HER and OER, resulting in excellent stability over 100 h of continuous operation. Moreover, the strategy and interface engineering of the introduced heterostructure can also be used to prepare other bifunctional and cost-efficient electrocatalysts for various applications.