Facile electrodeposited NiMoSe nanospheres for hydrogen evolution reaction
The search for effective electrocatalysts for energy conversion is crucial for the advancement of green energy. Electrodeposition is a simple but effective method of preparing improved electrodes for use in the electrochemical sector. In the present work, we have synthesized amorphous NiMoSe nanospheres on Ni foam (NF) via a simple electrodeposition method. The synthesized NiMoSe demonstrates outstanding catalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), with a small overpotential of 130 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in 1 M KOH electrolyte and a small Tafel slope of 59 mV dec−1. Furthermore, NiMoSe also shows long-term durability over 45 h. ; This work was supported by the Human Resources Development Program (No. 20194030202470) of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) Grant funded by the Korean Government Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. This work was supported by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes of the National Research Foundation (grant no. 2016M1A2A2936784) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT.
