A Facile Route to Synthesize Pt-WO₃ Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance for HER

Authors

Peng-jie JIANG, School of Physics and Electronics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China;
Yi LV, School of Physics and Electronics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China;
Chang-miao CHEN, School of Physics and Electronics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China;
Hong-cheng HE, School of Physics and Electronics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China;
Yong CAI, School of Physics and Electronics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China;Follow
Ming ZHANG, School of Physics and Electronics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China;Follow

Corresponding Author

Yong CAI(cloudoo1@126.com);
Ming ZHANG(zhangming@hnu.edu.cn)

Abstract

Platinum-tungsten trioxide (Pt-WO₃) nanosheets were synthesized on nickel foams (NFs) directly. As great conductive networks, NFs substrates could greatly improve the electrode performance of WO₃. The modified platinum nanoparticles not only enhanced the electron transformation of catalysts, but also increased the active sites for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Pt-WO₃/NF revealed a better catalytic activity than WO₃/NFs with a smaller Tafel slope (80 mV·dec^-1) and a lower overpotential of 72 mV at the current density of 10 mA·cm^-2. In addition, Pt-WO₃/NF showed great durability and stability during the long-term electrochemical test of 45 h. This work provides a facile strategy of improving transition metal oxides (TMOs) as high activity HER catalysts for promising practical applications.

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Keywords

tungsten oxide, hydrogen evolution reaction, nanosheets, platinum catalysts

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.181143

Publication Date

2019-10-28

Online Available Date

2019-03-01

Revised Date

2018-12-18

Received Date

2018-11-12

Recommended Citation

Peng-jie JIANG, Yi LV, Chang-miao CHEN, Hong-cheng HE, Yong CAI, Ming ZHANG. A Facile Route to Synthesize Pt-WO₃ Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance for HER[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2019 , 25(5): 562-570.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.181143
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol25/iss5/4

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