Preparation of nickel-iron hydroxides by microorganism corrosion for efficient oxygen evolution.

Huan Yang, Lanqian Gong, Hongming Wang, Chungli Dong, Junlei Wang, Kai Qi, Hongfang Liu, Xingpeng Guo, Bao Yu Xia

Journal: Nature communications 2020;11(1):5075

PMID: 33033245

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Abstract

Nickel-iron composites are efficient in catalyzing oxygen evolution. Here, we develop a microorganism corrosion approach to construct nickel-iron hydroxides. The anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacteria, using sulfate as the electron acceptor, play a significant role in the formation of iron sulfide decorated nickel-iron hydroxides, which exhibit excellent electrocatalytic performance for oxygen evolution. Experimental and theoretical investigations suggest that the synergistic effect between oxyhydroxides and sulfide species accounts for the high activity. This microorganism corrosion strategy not only provides efficient candidate electrocatalysts but also bridges traditional corrosion engineering and emerging electrochemical energy technologies.

Address: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China.; Institute for Advanced Study, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Road, Nanchang, China.; Department of Physics, Tamkang University, 151 Yingzhuan Road, New Taipei City, 25137, Taiwan.; Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China. [email protected].

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18891-x

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MeSH Terms: Corrosion, Density Functional Theory, Desulfotomaculum, Electrochemistry, Electrodes, Hydroxides, Nickel, Oxygen, Spectrum Analysis, Raman, X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy