Nanostructured Fe-Ni Sulfide : A Multifunctional Material for Energy Generation and Storage
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- Pittsburg State University
- University of Surrey
- Khalifa University
- Research Unit for Nanostructured Materials Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology
Abstract
Multifunctional materials for energy conversion and storage could act as a key solution for growing energy needs. In this study, we synthesized nanoflower-shaped iron-nickel sulfide (FeNiS) over a nickel foam (NF) substrate using a facile hydrothermal method. The FeNiS electrode showed a high catalytic performance with a low overpotential value of 246 mV for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) to achieve a current density of 10 mA/cm 2, while it required 208 mV at 10 mA/cm 2 for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The synthesized electrode exhibited a durable performance of up to 2000 cycles in stability and bending tests. The electrolyzer showed a lower cell potential requirement for a FeNiS-Pt/C system (1.54 V) compared to a standard benchmark IrO 2-Pt/C system (1.56 V) to achieve a current density of 10 mA/cm 2 . Furthermore, the FeNiS electrode demonstrated promising charge storage capabilities with a high areal capacitance of 13.2 F/cm 2 . Our results suggest that FeNiS could be used for multifunctional energy applications such as energy generation (OER and HER) and storage (supercapacitor).
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 597 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Catalysts : open access journal |
Volume | 9.2019 |
Issue number | 7 |
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Publication status | Published - 11 Jul 2019 |