Citation: Weibin Shen, Jie Liu, Gongyu Wen, Shuai Li, Binhui Yu, Shuangyu Song, Bojie Gong, Rongyang Zhang, Shibao Liu, Hongpeng Wang, Yao Wang, Yujing Liu, Huadong Yuan, Jianming Luo, Shihui Zou, Xinyong Tao, Jianwei Nai. Formation of FeNi-based nanowire-assembled superstructures with tunable anions for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(7): 110184. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110184 shu

Formation of FeNi-based nanowire-assembled superstructures with tunable anions for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China

wengongyu325@163.com

tao@zjut.edu.cn

jwnai@zjut.edu.cn

Received Date: 30 April 2024
Revised Date: 6 June 2024
Accepted Date: 27 June 2024
Available Online: 27 June 2024

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Anion modification has been considered as a strategy to improve water splitting efficiency upon oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, constructing a novel catalysis system with high catalytic activity and precise structures is still a huge challenge due to the tedious procedure of precursor synthesis and anion selection. Here, a bimetallic (FeNi) nanowire self-assembled superstructure was synthesized using the Hoffmann rearrangement method, and then functionalized with four anions (P, Se, S, and O). Notably, the Fe₃Se₄/Ni₃Se₄ catalyst shows a high conductivity, enhances the adsorption of intermediate products, accelerates the rate-determining step, and consequently results to improved electrocatalytic performance. Using the Fe₃Se₄/Ni₃Se₄ catalyst exhibits enhanced performance with overpotential of 316 mV at 10 mA/cm², in stark contrast to Fe₂P/Ni₂P (357 mV), Fe₇S₈/NiS (379 mV), and Fe₃O₄/NiO (464 mV). Moreover, the formation mechanism of superstructure and the relationship between electronegativities and electrocatalytic properties, are elucidated. Accordingly, this work provides an efficient approach to Hoffmann-type coordination polymer catalyst for oxygen evolution towards a near future.
- Self-assembly,
- Anion modification,
- Iron-nickel-based catalyst,
- Electrocatalysis,
- Oxygen evolution reaction
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