Abstract
The development of an electrocatalyst for the efficient catalysis of methanol or urea is essential for solving energy and environmental problems. This study successfully synthesizes nickel selenide and 3D nickel diselenide architectures on N-doped carbon using a NaCl-assisted method and selenization temperature regulation. The 3D architecture of the nickel diselenide with N-doped carbon obtained by selenization at 450 °C (NiSe2/NC-450) is a useful electrocatalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR). This NiSe2/NC-450 electrode displays good catalytic activity for MOR (high peak current density of ~164.68 mA cm−2, low oxidation potential of ~1.33 V at 10 mA cm−2) and UOR (high peak current density of ~136.04 mA cm−2, low oxidation potential of ~1.32 V at 10 mA cm−2). The strong methanol and urea reaction performance of NiSe2/NC-450 is attributed to the expanded electrochemically active area after selenization and the enhanced conductivity after N-doped carbon. This study provides a new way to prepare and utilize inexpensive transition metal-based materials as efficient and stable anodic oxidation electrocatalysts.
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