Dopamine-assisted synthesis of rGO@NiPd@NC sandwich structure for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction
作者：Wang, JQ (Wang, Jiaqi) [1] ; Bao, JH (Bao, Jiehua) [1] ; Zhou, YM (Zhou, Yuming) [1] , [2] ; Zhang,
關鍵字：Hydrogen evolution reactionElectrocatalysisNiPd alloyReduced graphene oxideDopamine
論文來源：期刊
發表時間：2020年
We report a facile one-pot solvothermal synthesis of NiPd alloy homogeneously encapsulated between reduced graphene oxide sheets and N-doped carbon layers (rGO@NiPd@NC) with sandwich structure. In this study, dopamine served as both carbon-nitrogen source and green reagent, which cannot only form N-doped carbon layers encasing metal nanoparticles through high-temperature roasting but also co-reduce metal ions to form NiPd alloy. The rGO@NiPd@NC nanocomposite exhibits enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity with a small overpotential of 56 mV at 10 mA cm(-2) and a Tafel slope approaching 33 mV dec(-1) in acidic aqueous media, which are similar to the HER activity of commercial Pt/C catalyst (52 mV at j = 10 mA cm(-2); Tafel slope, 31 mV dec(-1)). Additionally, the electrocatalyst which reveals excellent electrochemical stability is reflected in that the polarization curve shows negligible difference after 1000 cycles and the current density only slightly decreases within 20 h test, providing more possibilities for practical application in the future.