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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018)

Synthesis of 3D Hexagram-Like Cobalt–Manganese Sulfides Nanosheets Grown on Nickel Foam: A Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0160-6
Jingwei Li
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
Weiming Xu
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
Jiaxian Luo
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
Dan Zhou
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
Dawei Zhang
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
Licheng Wei
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
Peiman Xu
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
Dingsheng Yuan
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Dingsheng Yuan

tydsh@jnu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018), Article Number: 6

Abstract

The exploration of low-cost and efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction and hydrogen evolution reaction through tuning the chemical composition is strongly required for sustainable resources. Herein, we developed a bimetallic cobalt–manganese sulfide supported on Ni foam (CMS/Ni) via a solvothermal method. It has discovered that after combining with the pure Co9S8 and MnS, the morphologies of CMS/Ni have modulated. The obtained three-dimensionally hexagram-like CMS/Ni nanosheets have a significant increase in electrochemical active surface area and charge transport ability. More than that, the synergetic effect of Co and Mn has also presented in this composite. Benefiting from these, the CMS/Ni electrode shows great performance toward hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction in basic medium, comparing favorably to that of the pure Co9S8/Ni and MnS/Ni. More importantly, this versatile CMS/Ni can catalyze the water splitting in a two-electrode system at a potential of 1.47 V, and this electrolyzer can be efficiently driven by a 1.50 V commercial dry battery.


Highlights:


1 Cobalt–manganese sulfides grown on Ni foam (CMS/Ni) with three-dimensionally hexagram-like nanosheets structure were prepared via a solvothermal method.
2 As-prepared CMS/Ni shows highly catalytic activity for OER and HER in basic medium and can catalyze water splitting by a 1.50 V dry battery.

Keywords

Bifunctional electrocatalysts Oxygen evolution reaction Hydrogen evolution reaction Cobalt–manganese sulfides Water splitting
Li, Jingwei, Weiming Xu, Jiaxian Luo, Dan Zhou, Dawei Zhang, Licheng Wei, Peiman Xu, and Dingsheng Yuan. 2017. “Synthesis of 3D Hexagram-Like Cobalt–Manganese Sulfides Nanosheets Grown on Nickel Foam: A Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting”. Nano-Micro Letters 10 (1):6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0160-6.
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