Journal
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 48, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aae0dd
Keywords
urchin-like structure; Co3O4; growth mechanism; electrocatalyst; oxygen evolution reaction
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51571087]
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For oxygen evolution electrocatalysis of water splitting, unique urchin-shaped Co3O4 spheres were successfully grown on nickel foam by hydrothermal synthesis of Co(OH) F precursor and subsequent annealing method. The formation process was investigated by the evolution of phase structure and morphology with hydrothermal reaction time. And it can be explained by a 'disks-flowers-urchins' mechanism. Moreover, the Co3O4 urchins/NF exhibits considerable catalytic properties. It shows a low overpotential of 308 mV at a current density of 20 mA cm(-2) in alkaline solution. In the meantime, such material has a small Tafel slope of 82.1 mV dec(-1), large electrochemical active surface area and good long-term stability. The obvious promotion of oxygen evolution reaction performance can be attributed to the special morphology and the direct attachment to the substrate, which improve the exposed active sites, lower the internal resistance and accelerate the charge transport. Thus, the Co3O4 urchins/NF not only has a great potential promising behavior, but also provides the basis for subsequent performance improvement.
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