Local Surface Structure and Composition Control the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Iron Nickel Sulfides

Cameron L. Bentley; Corina Andronescu; Mathias Smialkowski; Minkyung Kang; Tsvetan Tarnev; Bernd Marler; Patrick R. Unwin; Ulf Peter Apfel; Wolfgang Schuhmann

doi:10.1002/anie.201712679

Local Surface Structure and Composition Control the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Iron Nickel Sulfides

Cameron L. Bentley, Corina Andronescu, Mathias Smialkowski, Minkyung Kang, Tsvetan Tarnev, Bernd Marler, Patrick R. Unwin, Ulf Peter Apfel, Wolfgang Schuhmann

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Abstract

In order to design more powerful electrocatalysts, developing our understanding of the role of the surface structure and composition of widely abundant bulk materials is crucial. This is particularly true in the search for alternative hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts to replace platinum. We report scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) measurements of the (111)-crystal planes of Fe_4.5Ni_4.5S₈, a highly active HER catalyst. In combination with structural characterization methods, we show that this technique can reveal differences in activity arising from even the slightest compositional changes. By probing electrochemical properties at the nanoscale, in conjunction with complementary structural information, novel design principles are revealed for application to rational material synthesis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4093-4097
Number of pages	5
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	57
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201712679
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

electrocatalysis
hydrogen evolution reaction
iron nickel sulfides
SECCM
surfaces

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Local Surface Structure and Composition Control the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Iron Nickel Sulfides. / Bentley, Cameron L.; Andronescu, Corina; Smialkowski, Mathias; Kang, Minkyung; Tarnev, Tsvetan; Marler, Bernd; Unwin, Patrick R.; Apfel, Ulf Peter; Schuhmann, Wolfgang.

In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Vol. 57, No. 15, 03.04.2018, p. 4093-4097.

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