Controllable atomic defect engineering in layered Ni<sub>x</sub>Fe<sub>1−x</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> nanosheets for electrochemical overall water splitting
Jiajia Ge, Jin You Zheng, Jiangwei Zhang, Suyu Jiang, Lili Zhang, Hao Wan, Liming Wang, Wei Ma, Zhen Zhou, Renzhi Ma
Abstract
Defect-rich Ni<sub>x</sub>Fe<sub>1−x</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> nanosheets fabricated <italic>via</italic> an <italic>in situ</italic> oxidation process exhibit efficient overall water splitting under a small overpotential of ∼244 mV and a high solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of ∼10.3%.
Topics & Concepts
Water splittingOverpotentialMaterials scienceElectrochemistryHydrogenCrystallographyPhysical chemistryChemistryCatalysisElectrodePhotocatalysisBiochemistryOrganic chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication