TY  - JOUR
AU  - Yin, Yijun
AU  - Tan, Yan
AU  - Wei, Qiuyuan
AU  - Zhang, Shucong
AU  - Wu, Siqi
AU  - Huang, Qin
AU  - Hu, Feilong
AU  - Mi, Yan
PY  - 2021
TI  - Nanovilli electrode boosts hydrogen evolution: A surface with superaerophobicity and superhydrophilicity
JO  - Nano Research
SN  - 1998-0124
SP  - 961
EP  - 968
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
AB  - Although tremendous efforts have been paid on electrocatalysts toward efficient electrochemical hydrogen generation, breakthrough is still highly needed in the design and synthesis of wonderful non-precious-metal electrocatalyst. Herein, a nanovilli Ni2P electrode, which with superaerophobic and superhydropholic can significantly facilitate the mass and electron transfer was constructed via a facial morphology control strategy. Meanwhile, the substitution of sluggish oxygen evolution with urea oxidation, lowering the two-electrode cell voltage to only 1.48 volts to achieve a current density of 10 mA·cm−2. Thus, the as-constructed electrode achieves the operation of hydrogen generation by an AA battery. This work sheds new light on the exploration of other high-efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen generation by using intermittent clean energy.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3133-x
DO  - 10.1007/s12274-020-3133-x