Abstract
Interfacial charge redistribution induced by a strong built-in electric field can expertly optimize the adsorption energy of hydrogen and hydroxide for improving the catalytic activity. Herein, we develop a well-defined hierarchical NiFe2O4/NiFe layered double hydroxides (NFO/NiFe LDH) catalysts, exhibiting superior performance due to the strong interfacial electric field interaction between NiFe2O4 nanoparticle layers and NiFe LDH nanosheets. In 1 M KOH, NFO/NiFe LDH needs 251 mV and 130 to drive 50 and 10 mA cm−2 for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Moreover, only 1.517 V cell voltage is needed to reach 10 mA cm−2 towards overall water splitting. Notably, under simulated industrial electrolysis conditions, NFO/NiFe LDH only needs 289 mV to drive 1000 mA cm−2. This work puts a deep insight into the role of the built-in electric field in transition metal-based catalysts for accelerating water splitting and scalable industrial electrolysis applications.
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