TY - JOUR T1 - B-NiCo$_2$O$_4$/NF as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for HER JO - Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences VL - 1 SP - 7 EP - 9 PY - 2019 DA - 2019/04 SN - 10 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/jams.022519.032219a UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jams/13109.html KW - Electrocatalyst, HER, boronation. AB -

The development of efficient catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of extreme importance for future renewable energy systems. In this work, we report on the synthesis of a novel hybrid electrode that boracic nanospheres grown on the top of some ${\rm NiCo}_2{\rm O}_4$ nanowires with nickel foam as the baseboard$({\rm B-NiCo}_2{\rm O}_4{\rm /NF}).$ Due to this unique structural features, the electrocatalyst has a good activity for HER, which needs overpotential of 150 mV to afford the current density of 10 mA ${\rm cm}^{-2},$ the catalytic activity is maintained for at least 18 h. This work provides a promising methodology for the designing and fabricating highly efficient boracic catalysts for HER.