Strong High Entropy Alloy-Support Interaction Enables Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Splitting at High Current Density

摘要

In electrocatalysis, the stability issue between catalyst and support still needs great attention. Here, a series of highentropy alloy nanoparticles(HEA-NPs) embedded in carbon cloth(CC) were synthesized by using the scalable strategy-microwave heating. Among them, PtRhCoNiCu/CC exhibits outstanding hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) activity(19 and 170 mV overpotential at 10 and 1000 mA cm^(-2)) and stability(150 h), outperforming other recently reported HEAs catalysts. IrRuCoNiCu/CC displays superior oxygen evolution reaction(OER) activity(166 and 354 mV overpotential at 10 and 1000 m A cm^(-2)) and stability(150 h), and shows a lower overpotential than recently reported HEA catalysts. In water splitting, IrRuCoNiCu/CC(+)//Pt Rh Co Ni Cu/CC(-) electrolyzer achieves 500 m A cm^(-2)(1000 m A cm^(-2)) high current density at 1.76 V(1.88 V) and exhibits excellent stability, which is one of the best catalysts currently. Therefore, the novel supported HEA catalyst with high stability is expected to be a promising candidate material for industrialized water splitting.