MOF Template-Derived Carbon Shell-Embedded CoP Hierarchical Nanosheet as Bifunctional Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting
- PMID: 37686929
- PMCID: PMC10489850
- DOI: 10.3390/nano13172421
MOF Template-Derived Carbon Shell-Embedded CoP Hierarchical Nanosheet as Bifunctional Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting
Abstract
The design of earth-abundant and highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reactions (HER/OER) is crucial for hydrogen production through overall water splitting. Herein, we report a novel nanostructure consisting of vertically oriented CoP hierarchical nanosheet arrays with in situ-assembled carbon skeletons on a Ti foil electrode. The novel Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 (ZIF-67) template-derived hierarchical nanosheet architecture effectively improved electrical conductivity, facilitated electrolyte transport, and increased the exposure of the active sites. The obtained bifunctional hybrid exhibited a low overpotential of 72 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a small Tafel slope of 65 mV dec-1 for HER, and an improved overpotential of 329 mV and a Tafel slope of 107 mV dec-1 for OER. Furthermore, the assembled C@CoP||C@CoP electrolyzer showed excellent overall water splitting performance (1.63 V) at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and superior durability. This work provides a structure engineering strategy for metal-organic framework (MOF) template-derived hybrids with outstanding electrocatalytic performance.
Keywords: hierarchical nanosheet; metal–organic framework; overall water splitting; transition metal phosphide.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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