In situ-Electrochemically reduced graphene oxide integrated with cross-linked supramolecular polymeric network for electrocatalytic hydrogen evaluation reaction

Date
2021-08-26
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Instructor
Source Title
Polymer
Print ISSN
0032-3861
Electronic ISSN
1873-2291
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
231
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Pages
1 - 12
Language
English
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Article
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Herein, we report the synthesis of a new supramolecular polymeric network (PCN) assembled through crosslinking of propyl bromide substituted tetraphenyl porphyrin with perhydroxy-cucurbit [8]uril and its use in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evaluation reaction after loading with nickel and integrating with in situ-electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO). Electrode was prepared by first coating graphene oxide on the FTO substrate followed by layering the nickel loaded PCN and finally by applying an appropriate voltage to reduce the graphene oxide in situ electrochemical reaction. The loading of nickel cocatalyst into PCN together with the integration of ERGO layer substantially improved its HER efficiency. Effect of various concentrations of Ni and GO on the HER activity of the developed electrocatalyst were investigated. Therein, ERGO1/Ni2@PCN catalyst containing 41% Ni and 50% GO (with respect to PCN) with only one layer of each component demonstrated excellent HER activity and stability with low onset and overpotentials of −20 mV, η@10 mA cm−2 of −360 mV, respectively, and remarkable hydrogen generation rate of 27.5 mmol h−1 g−1 in 1 M KOH. This noble-metal-free catalytic system is simple yet highly promising for the efficient hydrogen evolution reaction from water splitting.

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Porphyrin polymeric network, Cross-linking, Cucurbituril, Electrochemically reduced graphene oxide, Electrocatalytic hydrogen production, Water splitting, Nickel
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