Electron transfer and surface activity of NiCoP-wrapped MXene: cathodic catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction.

Nanoscale

Research Center for Nano Photoelectrochemistry and Devices, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.

Published: April 2023

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  • * The MXene nanosheet enhances electron transfer and surface activity for the NiCoP, making it more effective in ORR processes.
  • * The MXene@NiCoP catalyst exhibits a favorable half-wave potential of 0.71 V RHE, demonstrating high performance in electricity generation within a microbial fuel cell.

Article Abstract

NiCoP constructed on a conductive substrate can achieve efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic activity. Herein, we report the growth of NiCoP on the surface of an MXene nanosheet (MXene@NiCoP). The MXene nanosheet accelerated the electron transfer and enhanced the surface activity of the NiCoP. Density functional theory calculations indicated that MXene@NiCoP possessed the advantages of a low overpotential and high OH* adsorption energy in the ORR process. MXene@NiCoP proved to be a highly active catalyst for the ORR with a half-wave potential of 0.71 V RHE. The assembled single-chamber air-cathode microbial fuel cell obtained high electricity generation performance.

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