Engineering active sites on binary metal selenide heterointerface catalyst to boost urea electrooxidation

Felix Ofori Boakye; Marshet Getaye Sendeku; Anuj Kumar; Saira Ajmal; Kwadwo Asare Owusu; Kassa Belay Ibrahim; Mohammad Tabish; Fakhr uz Zaman; Muhammad Asim Mushtaq; Khalid M. Alotaibi; Mohd Zahid Ansari; Ghulam Yasin

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124013

Engineering active sites on binary metal selenide heterointerface catalyst to boost urea electrooxidation

Felix Ofori Boakye
, Marshet Getaye Sendeku
, Anuj Kumar
, Saira Ajmal
, Kwadwo Asare Owusu
, Kassa Belay Ibrahim
, Mohammad Tabish
, Fakhr uz Zaman
, Muhammad Asim Mushtaq
, Khalid M. Alotaibi
, Mohd Zahid Ansari
, Ghulam Yasin

Shenzhen University
Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen
GLA University
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Beijing University of Technology
King Saud University
Yeungnam University
Dongguan University of Technology
Tianjin University

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Abstract

Electrocatalytic urea oxidation reaction (UOR) with a low thermodynamic potential is a perfect substitute for anodic oxygen evolution process (OER) in the effective generation of hydrogen. However, because of the slow kinetics of UOR, its potential application for commercial use remains untapped. Nickel-based materials may be an option for urea oxidation reaction but the heavily filled d orbital prevents enhanced adsorption and activity. Here, taking into account the adsorption-energy scaling limitations, Co³⁺ with partially filled d orbital is introduced into nickel selenide to form a heterointerface catalyst (2D CoSe₂/Ni_0.85Se) that enhances UOR. As anticipated, the 2D CoSe₂/Ni_0.85Se electrode displays a low potential of 1.33 V to achieve 100 mA cm⁻² for UOR while retaining strong durability for 300 h. Further, 2D CoSe₂/Ni_0.85Se catalyst is used as an anode in an anion exchange membrane flow electrolyzer, which achieved an industrial-level voltage of 1.91 V at 1 A cm⁻² and robust durability.

Original language	English
Article number	124013
Journal	Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume	352
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124013
Publication status	Published - 5 Sep 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

2D CoSe/NiSe
Dual metal cations
Electronic coupling
Heterointerface catalyst
Urea oxidation reaction

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Boakye, F. O., Sendeku, M. G., Kumar, A., Ajmal, S., Owusu, K. A., Ibrahim, K. B., Tabish, M., Zaman, F. U., Mushtaq, M. A., Alotaibi, K. M., Ansari, M. Z., & Yasin, G. (2024). Engineering active sites on binary metal selenide heterointerface catalyst to boost urea electrooxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 352, Article 124013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124013

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