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Boosting Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Activity with a NiPt3@NiS Heteronanostructure Evolved from a Molecular
Chakadola Panda1, Prashanth W Menezes1, Shenglai Yao1
1Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials , Technische Universität Berlin , Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2 , 10623 Berlin , Germany.
Abstract:
A facile synthetic route to NiPt3@NiS heteronanostructures is reported, starting from a subsulfido bridged heterobimetallic nickel-platinum molecular precursor. Notably, the NiPt3@NiS on nickel foam displayed merely an overpotential of 12 mV at -10 mA cm-2, which is substantially lower than that of Pt or NiS, synthesized through a similar approach and represents the most active hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts yet reported in alkaline solutions. NiPt3@NiS electrodes demonstrated an unceasing HER stability over 8 days, which is well over those reported for Pt-based catalysts signifying a capability of scaled hydrogen production.
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