摘要
The development of effective and stable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)in acidic electrolytes is a significant challenge.In this work,homogeneous Pt nanodendrites(Pt NDs)with a PtIr shell were successfully synthesized by a two-step wet chemical method.This open three-dimensional(3D)dendritic structure exhibited exceptional electrocatalytic characteristics,exposing as many active sites as feasible.Furthermore,by alloying Ir with Pt on the surface,catalytic activity was greatly enhanced while ensuring extremely high stability.Iridium surface-enriched platinum nanodendritic catalysts(Pt@PtIr NDs)outperformed the control samples and the commercial catalysts.In acidic HER test,Pt@PtIr NDs had a lower overpotential(22 mV)than Pt NDs(26 mV)and commercial Pt/C(31 mV)at 10 mA/cm^(2),and the activity of Pt@PtIr NDs remained consistent even after undergoing a continuous durability test for at least 168 h,which was much superior to the performance of commercial Pt/C(10 h)under identical test conditions.This study revealed that the application of 3D Pt dendritic metal alloys may offer a chance for the development of enhanced electrocatalysts in acidic HER.
基金
the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFA0704502)
the National Key Research and Development Project of China(No.2022YFA1503900)
the NSFC(Nos.22033008 and 22220102005)
Fujian Science&Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China(No.2021ZZ103).
作者简介
Address correspondence to Rong Cao,rcao@fjirsm.ac.cn;Address correspondence to Minna Cao,mncao@fjirsm.ac.cn。
