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Nitrogen-incorporation activates NiFeOx catalysts for efficiently boosting oxygen evolution activity and stability of BiVO4 photoanodes

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  • Beibei Zhang

    (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shiqiang Yu

    (Shandong University)

  • Ying Dai

    (Shandong University)

  • Xiaojuan Huang

    (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS)

  • Lingjun Chou

    (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS)

  • Gongxuan Lu

    (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS)

  • Guojun Dong

    (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS)

  • Yingpu Bi

    (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
    Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, CAS)

Abstract

Developing low-cost and highly efficient catalysts toward the efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is highly desirable for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Herein, we demonstrated that N-incorporation could efficiently activate NiFeOx catalysts for significantly enhancing the oxygen evolution activity and stability of BiVO4 photoanodes, and the photocurrent density has been achieved up to 6.4 mA cm−2 at 1.23 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), AM 1.5 G). Systematic studies indicate that the partial substitution of O sites in NiFeOx catalysts by low electronegative N atoms enriched the electron densities in both Fe and Ni sites. The electron-enriched Ni sites conversely donated electrons to V sites of BiVO4 for restraining V5+ dissolution and improving the PEC stability, while the enhanced hole-attracting ability of Fe sites significantly promotes the oxygen-evolution activity. This work provides a promising strategy for optimizing OER catalysts to construct highly efficient and stable PEC water splitting devices.

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  • Beibei Zhang & Shiqiang Yu & Ying Dai & Xiaojuan Huang & Lingjun Chou & Gongxuan Lu & Guojun Dong & Yingpu Bi, 2021. "Nitrogen-incorporation activates NiFeOx catalysts for efficiently boosting oxygen evolution activity and stability of BiVO4 photoanodes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-27299-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27299-0
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