Template-directed synthesized Fe0.1-Ni-MOF nanoarray (Fe0.1-Ni-MOF/NF) behaves efficiently as an electrocatalyst for alkaline water oxidation with a strong electrochemical durability.
Investigating noble-metal-free and earth-abundant cocatalysts
has
emerged as a promising and challenging issue for improving the photocatalytic
hydrogen production efficiency. In this work, a novel CoNi-ZnIn2S4 (CoNi-ZIS) photocatalyst composed of ZnIn2S4 (ZIS) nanosheets (2D) and CoNi bimetal nanosheets
(2D) has been designed and fabricated via a simple hydrothermal and
chemical reduction process. The detailed characterization results
suggest that the introduction of CoNi bimetal is the major driving
factor for the improved photocatalytic performance of CoNi-ZIS photocatalyst,
which can accelerate the charge migration and inhibit the photoinduced
charge carrier (electrons and holes) recombination. The photocatalytic
hydrogen production rate of CoNi-ZIS prepared under the optimized
condition reaches 100.1 μmol·h–1 irradiated
by visible light (λ > 420 nm) in the 0.1 M ascorbic acid
(AA),
which is approximately 4.3 times higher than that of ZIS. In addition,
the potential mechanism over boosted photocatalytic activity was presented
according to the characterization results. This study not only develops
a specific photocatalyst with an outstanding H2 production
property but also provides a favorable inspiration for designing efficient
ZnIn2S4-based photocatalyst systems.
In this study, we demonstrate that an Mn‐doped ultrathin Ni‐MOF nanosheet array on nickel foam (Mn0.1‐Ni‐MOF/NF) serves as a highly capacitive and stable supercapacitor positive electrode. The Mn0.1‐Ni‐MOF/NF shows an areal capacity of 6.48 C cm−2 (specific capacity C: 1178 C g−1) at 2 mA cm−2 in 6.0 m KOH, outperforming most reported MOF‐based materials. More importantly, it possesses excellent cycle stability to maintain 80.6 % capacity after 5000 cycles. An asymmetric supercapacitor device utilizing Mn0.1‐Ni‐MOF/NF as the positive electrode and activated carbon as the negative electrode attains a high energy density of 39.6 Wh kg−1 at 143.8 Wkg−1 power density with a capacitance retention of 83.6 % after 5000 cycles.
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