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Electrocatalysis: Overall Water Splitting Catalyzed Efficiently by an Ultrathin Nanosheet‐Built, Hollow Ni 3 S 2 ‐Based Electrocatalyst (Adv. Funct. Mater. 27/2016)
Author(s) -
Wu Yuanyuan,
Li GuoDong,
Liu Yipu,
Yang Lan,
Lian Xinran,
Asefa Tewodros,
Zou Xiaoxin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201670175
Subject(s) - electrocatalyst , nanosheet , water splitting , materials science , cathode , anode , electrolysis , nickel , electrolysis of water , noble metal , catalysis , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , metal , electrochemistry , electrode , metallurgy , electrolyte , chemistry , biochemistry , engineering , photocatalysis
T. Asefa, X. Zou, and co‐workers present a nickel foam‐supported, ultrathin nanosheet‐based, hollow Ni 3 S 2 ‐based electrocatalyst for overall water splitting on page 4839. By using this material as electrocatalyst both at the cathode and the anode sides of an electrolyzer, a water‐splitting efficiency is achieved that outperforms even noble‐metal‐based Pt/C and IrOx/C benchmark electrolyzers. This result represents an important step toward efficient, non‐noble metal electrocatalyst‐based overall water splitting.