Ultrafast Construction of Interfacial Akaganéite FeOOH Phase to Enable the Long-Term Stability of Nickel-Iron Hydroxides for Seawater Splitting at Ampere-Level Current DensityShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Advanced Functional Materials, ISSN 1616-301X, E-ISSN 1616-3028, Vol. 34, no 46, article id 2407781Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
NiFe-based hydroxides are well-established as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline purified water. However, they usually degrade rapidly in seawater electrolysis because of concentrated Cl− anions in seawater. In this work, a facile approach utilizing an ultrafast dipping method is presented to fabricate durable and scalable NiFe hydroxides, enhanced by interfacial akaganéite FeOOH for seawater splitting. This study reveals significantly improved electrocatalytic stability of NiFe hydroxides at an ampere-level current density of 1000 mA cm−2 for 100 h in alkaline seawater. It is realized by the formed FeOOH in a specific akaganéite phase whose lattice tunnels are well filled by intrinsic Cl− anions, that serve to electrostatically repel corrosive chlorides in electrolyte. This anionic design also provides superior corrosion protection for other active metal-based OER electrocatalysts when deployed in alkaline purified water and allows for facile scaling up of the anode, facilitating the practical utilization for seawater electrolysis.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley , 2024. Vol. 34, no 46, article id 2407781
Keywords [en]
akaganéite FeOOH, ampere-level current density, corrosion, metal hydroxides, seawater splitting
National Category
Inorganic Chemistry Other Chemistry Topics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-366502DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202407781ISI: 001262237600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85197853112OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-366502DiVA, id: diva2:1982752
Note
QC 20250708
2025-07-082025-07-082025-07-08Bibliographically approved