<i>In situ</i> surface reconstruction synthesis of a nickel oxide/nickel heterostructural film for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction
Haixin Chen, Dongqi Ge, Junwei Chen, Ruchun Li, Xiaofeng Zhang, Tongwen Yu, Yi Wang, Shuqin Song
Abstract
A simple method is provided to achieve in situ surface reconstruction synthesis of a heterostructural NiO/Ni film on carbon cloth (NiO/Ni@CC) for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). This ultrafast reconstruction process brings a hydrophilic surface and abundant heterostructures with rich oxygen vacancies exhibiting a low HER overpotential and remarkable stability.
Topics & Concepts
NickelIn situNickel oxideMaterials scienceHydrogenChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOxideMetallurgyChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science