Статья
2020

Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts Based on Electrolytic and Chemical-Catalytic Alloys of Rhenium and Nickel

V. V. Kuznetsov V. V. Kuznetsov , Yu. D. Gamburg Yu. D. Gamburg , V. M. Krutskikh V. M. Krutskikh , V. V. Zhulikov V. V. Zhulikov , E. A. Filatova E. A. Filatova , A. L. Trigub A. L. Trigub , O. A. Belyakova O. A. Belyakova
Российский электрохимический журнал
https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193520100079
Abstract / Full Text
Kuznetsov, V.V., Gamburg, Y.D., Krutskikh, V.M. et al. Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts Based on Electrolytic and Chemical-Catalytic Alloys of Rhenium and Nickel. Russ J Electrochem 56, 821–831 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193520100079

The composition, structure, and electrocatalytic properties in HER are compared for Re–Ni electrodeposits and Ni–Re–P alloys synthesized by chemical-catalytic deposition with the use of sodium hypophosphite as the reducer. The coordination numbers of nickel and rhenium and the interatomic distances of synthesized materials are determined by EXAFS and XANES methods. It is shown that the structure of Re‒Ni catalysts with the highest catalytic activity lacks the far order as regards the position of rhenium and nickel atoms, which allows assuming that these electrode materials are in the amorphous state. For chemical-catalytic Ni–Re–P coatings, it is shown that the introduction of rhenium into their composition lowers down the phosphorus content in the alloy formed. The chemical-catalytic Ni–Re–P coatings show promise as the HER catalysts in acid solutions.

Author information

  • Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, 125047, Moscow, Russia

    V. V. Kuznetsov & E. A. Filatova

  • Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow, Russia

    Yu. D. Gamburg, V. M. Krutskikh & V. V. Zhulikov

  • National Research Nuclear University—Moscow Physical Engineering Institute, 115409, Moscow, Russia

    V. V. Kuznetsov

  • Kurchatov University—National Research Center, 123098, Moscow, Russia

    A. L. Trigub

  • Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    O. A. Belyakova

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