Building a Heterostructure between Ni Nanoparticles and NiMoN to Enhance the Activity of the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Medium.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces

Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.

Published: September 2025


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The development of efficient nonprecious metal catalysts for the alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) catalyst in alkaline anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) is of great significance. Nickel-based catalysts are considered to be promising HOR catalysts. Here, we report the interfacial engineering of reduced graphene oxide-supported Ni and Ni-Mo bimetallic nitrides (Ni-NiMoN/rGO), which exhibit excellent catalytic activity of alkaline HOR. The electron transfer from Ni to NiMoN has been regulated to tune the electronic structure. Due to the interface effect between Ni and NiMoN, Ni-NiMoN/rGO exhibits enhanced HOR activity, with a high current density of 2.65 mA cm at an overpotential of 50 mV. Additionally, it demonstrates higher exchange current density (, 3.21 mA cm) and kinetic current density (, 10.35 mA cm), indicating fast kinetics and high intrinsic activity of Ni-NiMoN/rGO. Furthermore, detailed characterization results illustrate that due to the rational adsorption of hydrogen and hydroxyl groups by Ni-NiMoN/rGO, it possesses significant activity and durability. These research findings are of great importance for the development of more efficient alkaline HOR catalysts to promote the application of alkaline AEMFCs.

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