研究背景

水分解产生氢气作为一种可持续的氢能源生产技术，已经引起了广泛的关注。然而，这一过程中的氧析出反应（OER）是限制其效率的关键因素，因为它涉及高能中间体的四个电子和四个质子的协同转移。目前的研究致力于开发高性能的OER催化剂，以提高反应效率和稳定性。

工作内容

本研究通过同时激活金属和晶格氧位点，构建了一个兼容的多机制催化剂R-NiFeOOH@SO₄。该催化剂在碱性介质中表现出卓越的OER活性，能够驱动高达100/500mA cm^-2的电流密度，并展现出超过300小时的稳定性。研究通过一系列的实验和表征手段，包括电化学测试、原位拉曼光谱、原位衰减全反射傅里叶变换红外光谱以及密度泛函理论计算，深入探讨了催化剂的结构和性能之间的关系。特别是，通过引入Fe和S作为调制剂，优化了Ni位点的电子结构，进而促进了OER过程中金属和晶格氧位点的协同氧化还原。

工作创新点

1.多机制兼容催化剂的设计：本研究成功地设计了一种能够同时利用金属和晶格氧位点进行OER的兼容多机制催化剂。

2.电子结构的优化：通过引入Fe和S作为调制剂，优化了NiMoO4?xH₂O的电子结构，从而提高了OER活性。

3.长时间稳定性：R-NiFeOOH@SO₄催化剂在碱性介质中表现出超过300小时的稳定性，这对于实际应用具有重要意义。

4.深入的机理研究：通过原位光谱和DFT计算，揭示了催化剂在OER过程中的结构变化和活性位点的动态行为。

Fig. 1 Preparation and structures of catalysts. a Synthetic route of nanocoral-like NiMoO₄?xH₂O@Fe,S, with the inset zoomed-in images presenting the surface structure evolution of the nanorods. FESEM, TEM, and High-resolution TEM images of b, f NiMoO₄?xH₂O, c, g NiMoO₄?xH₂O@Fe,S and d, e, h R-NiFeOOH@SO₄. (The inset shows a magnified view, and the inset in Fig1. g is the corresponding selected area electron diffraction pattern). i HAADF-STEM image and corresponding EDS elemental mappings of Ni, Mo, O, Fe, S for R-

NiFeOOH@SO_4.

Fig. 2 Electronic and coordination structures of catalysts. High-resolution XPS of a Ni 2p, b O 1s, c Fe 2p, and d S 2p for obtained samples before and after CV activation. e Normalized Ni K-edge, f Fe K-edge XANES spectra of obtained samples and selected reference materials. The inset shows a magnified view of the selected area, x-axis: Energy (eV), y-axis: Normalized absorption (a.u.). g Fourier transformed k3χ(R) Ni K-edge spectra of obtained samples before and after CV activation.

Fig. 4 Compatible with AEM-LOM OER catalysis analysis. a The relationship between the logarithm of current density of catalysts at the potential of 1.7 V versus RHE and pH. b OER Polarization curves of catalysts in 1 M KOH and 1 M TMAOH, respectively, without iR compensation. c Detected DEMS signals without any correction or subtraction of ¹⁶O¹⁶O, ¹⁶O¹⁸O and ¹⁸O¹⁸O for R-NiFeOOH@SO₄ relative to time and corresponding LSV curves, no iR compensation. In-situ Raman spectra of ¹⁸O-labelled d R-NiOOH, e R-NiFeOOH and f R-NiFeOOH@SO₄ measured at 1.624 V vs RHE in 0.1 M KOH with H₂¹⁶O. The Raman spectra of the ¹⁶O labeled sample is placed on the top for comparative analysis. In situ ATR-IR spectra of g R-NiOOH, h R-NiFeOOH, i R-NiFeOOH@SO₄.