The
development of active, durable, cost-effective, and stable
electrocatalysts is an urgent need for various industrial fields including
renewable energy systems. The state-of-the-art catalysts suffer from
poor water splitting activity in alkaline media due to their sluggish
kinetics, high cost, and scarcity on earth to be scaled up. Herein,
we present an electrochemical analysis of a nanostructured electrocatalyst
based on a face-centered cubic (FCC) copper-rich Cu–Ni–Fe–Cr–Co
alloy with a quasi-spherical morphology electrodeposited on a highly
porous nickel substrate. Electrochemical studies determine the enhanced
electrocatalytic activity toward both hydrogen and oxygen reactions
in an alkaline medium, which has been induced by the synergistic effect
of alloy metals. It is shown that the performance of the presented
electrocatalyst for both the oxygen evolution reaction and hydrogen
evolution reaction is superior to the recently reported electrocatalysts
for overall water splitting. Benefiting from its long-term durability,
the material can pave the way to developing high-performance electrocatalysts
for full electrochemical water splitting.