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Nickel‐Based Transition Metal Nitride Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Author(s) -
Tareen Ayesha Khan,
Priyanga G. Sudha,
Khan Karim,
Pervaiz Erum,
Thomas Tiju,
Yang Minghui
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201900553
Subject(s) - electrocatalyst , overpotential , oxygen evolution , nanomaterials , materials science , nickel , nitride , nanotechnology , catalysis , transition metal , ternary operation , context (archaeology) , water splitting , nanoparticle , electrochemistry , chemistry , metallurgy , photocatalysis , computer science , electrode , paleontology , biochemistry , layer (electronics) , biology , programming language
Electrocatalysis is an efficient and promising means of energy conversion, with minimal environmental footprint. To enhance reaction rates, catalysts are required to minimize overpotential. Alternatives to noble metal electrocatalysts are essential to address these needs on a large scale. In this context, transition metal nitride (TMN) nanoparticles have attracted much attention owing to their high catalytic activity, distinctive electronic structures, and enhanced surface morphologies. Nickel‐based materials are an ideal choice for electrocatalysts given nickel's abundance and low cost in comparison to noble metals. In this Minireview, advancements made specifically in Ni‐based binary and ternary TMNs as electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are critically evaluated. When used as OER electrocatalysts, Ni‐based nanomaterials with 3 D architectures on a suitable support (e.g., a foam support) speed up electron transfer as a result of well‐oriented crystal structures and also assist intermediate diffusion, during reaction, of evolved gases. 2 D Ni‐based nitride sheet materials synthesized without supports usually perform better than 3 D supported electrocatalysts. The focus of this Minireview is a systematic description of OER activity for state‐of‐the‐art Ni‐based nitrides as nanostructured electrocatalysts.