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Vol. 16 (2024)

Internal Polarization Field Induced Hydroxyl Spillover Effect for Industrial Water Splitting Electrolyzers

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01253-9
Jingyi Xie
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China
Fuli Wang
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China
Yanan Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China
Yiwen Dong
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China
Yongming Chai
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China
Bin Dong
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Bin Dong

dongbin@upc.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 39

Abstract

The formation of multiple oxygen intermediates supporting efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are affinitive with hydroxyl adsorption. However, ability of the catalyst to capture hydroxyl and maintain the continuous supply at active sits remains a tremendous challenge. Herein, an affordable Ni2P/FeP2 heterostructure is presented to form the internal polarization field (IPF), arising hydroxyl spillover (HOSo) during OER. Facilitated by IPF, the oriented HOSo from FeP2 to Ni2P can activate the Ni site with a new hydroxyl transmission channel and build the optimized reaction path of oxygen intermediates for lower adsorption energy, boosting the OER activity (242 mV vs. RHE at 100 mA cm–2) for least 100 h. More interestingly, for the anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer (AEMWE) with low concentration electrolyte, the advantage of HOSo effect is significantly amplified, delivering 1 A cm–2 at a low cell voltage of 1.88 V with excellent stability for over 50 h.


Highlights:
1 Analyzed the function of internal polarization field in Ni2P/FeP2 via hydroxyl spillover effect.
2 From theoretical design to experimental verification, to optimize adsorption energy of oxygen intermediates on Ni active site, and further boost the xygen evolution reaction process.
3 A hydroxyl spillover effect driven by internal polarization field in Ni2P/FeP2 can be amplified in low concentration alkaline electrolyte environment, and facilitate the application in anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer systems.

Keywords

Hydroxyl spillover effect Internal polarization field Heterostructure Oxygen reduction reaction Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis
Xie, Jingyi, Fuli Wang, Yanan Zhou, Yiwen Dong, Yongming Chai, and Bin Dong. 2023. “Internal Polarization Field Induced Hydroxyl Spillover Effect for Industrial Water Splitting Electrolyzers”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (November):39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01253-9.
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