Constructing rod-shaped Co2C/MoN as efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst towards overall urea-water electrolysis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed By the Province and Ministry & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro & Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062 PR China;2. College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, 432000, China;3. Hubei Trisun Chemicals Co,Ltd, Xingfa Group. Yichang, 443711, China |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, Co2C/MoN/NF at different calcination temperatures (T = 500, 550, 600, 650, 700 °C) was prepared in situ on 3D foam nickel (NF) by hydrothermal treatment and high-temperature calcination. The experimental results show that the sample synthesized at 600 °C (Co2C/MoN-600/NF) has the best catalytic capacity and the maximum electrochemical active area. For the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the potential is only ?176 mV at 100 mA cm?2, meanwhile, only 1.42 V is needed for urea oxidation reaction (UOR). Furthermore, a two-electrode electrolyze cell of Co2C/MoN-600/NF6Co2C/MoN-600/NF was constructed. And the voltage required for overall urea splitting (OUS) is 1.507 V at 50 mA cm?2, which is 171 mV lower than that of overall water splitting (OWS, 1.678 V). Moreover, the prepared catalyst not only can treat urea in wastewater but also catalyze the production of hydrogen. Therefore, it will be a promising green electrocatalyst. |
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| Keywords: | HER UOR Catalyst Heterojunction |
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