CN112853392B - Alkaline electrolyzed water anode and preparation method thereof - Google Patents

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CN112853392B
CN112853392B CN202110031426.3A CN202110031426A CN112853392B CN 112853392 B CN112853392 B CN 112853392B CN 202110031426 A CN202110031426 A CN 202110031426A CN 112853392 B CN112853392 B CN 112853392B
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The invention discloses an alkaline electrolyzed water anode and a preparation method thereof, wherein a pretreated conductive matrix grows an alloy pointed cone array on the surface of the conductive matrix by cathode electrochemical deposition to obtain the alkaline electrolyzed water anode, which comprises the conductive matrix and the alloy pointed cone array loaded on the surface of the conductive matrix; when the anode of the alkaline electrolytic water is applied to the electrolytic water in the alkaline electrolyte, oxygen evolution reaction occurs, the part of the surface of each alloy pointed cone, which is contacted with the alkaline electrolyte, is firstly oxidized to form metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide and/or LDH, and then metal oxyhydroxide is generated and is stabilized in the state to be used as an active center of the oxygen evolution reaction; the metal oxyhydroxide becomes a metal oxide and/or a metal hydroxide and/or LDH upon stopping the operation and is stabilized in this state in the form of a nanolayer. The invention has ultrahigh oxygen evolution activity and can stably work for a long time under heavy current.

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Alkaline electrolyzed water anode and preparation method thereof
Technical Field
The invention belongs to an electrode material technology and an electrochemical technology, and particularly relates to an alkaline electrolyzed water anode and a preparation method thereof.
Background
The alkaline water electrolysis technology is the most mature technology for producing hydrogen by electrolyzing water at present, and occupies the main market share of hydrogen production by electrolyzing water because the alkaline water electrolysis technology works in an alkaline environment and does not need to use noble metal as an electrode material, but the efficiency of electrolyzing water is lower (about 70 percent), and needs to be further improved to reduce the cost. Of the two half reactions of the electrolysis of water, the oxygen evolution reaction occurring at the anode requires higher energy to overcome the kinetic barrier and is the bottleneck of the electrolysis of water. Therefore, it is required to further improve the oxygen evolution electrocatalytic performance of the anode material and to reduce the overpotential of the oxygen evolution reaction to improve the efficiency of water electrolysis.
The typical route for electrocatalytic reactions mainly comprises three steps: charge transfer and surface conversion (e.g., chemisorption of reactants and desorption of products from the electrode surface), charge conduction, and mass transfer processes. Much research has been devoted to the charge transfer and surface conversion steps to achieve highly active electrolytic water anode materials by increasing the density of oxygen evolution reactive sites and optimizing the binding energy of the catalyst to the reactive intermediates, one possible way to optimize the binding energy of the catalyst to the reactive intermediates is to manipulate the composition of the catalyst, such as alloying and doping atoms of different valence states, and another way to introduce defects, such as oxygen vacancies, atomic distortion, phase boundaries, strain, twins, grain boundaries and stacking fault defects, etc. In terms of charge conduction, a binderless catalyst, a metal (alloy) core catalyst, and a highly conductive support can be used to reduce the electrical resistance. Improving the mass transfer process can generally facilitate adsorption of polar reactants at the interface by increasing the surface wettability of the catalyst, or accelerate bubble dissipation by surface roughening and functionalization to form a gas-phobic surface. However, most of the current researches on the alkaline water electrolysis anode optimize one step or two steps, and the three steps are rarely optimized simultaneously. In the mass transfer step, the current alkaline electrolysis water anode design does not consider the influence of the reactant transmission process from the solution body to the electrode surface on the reaction activity. It is well known that mass transfer is often a bottleneck in the overall electrochemical reaction kinetics, particularly at high current densities (200-2). Therefore, the design and preparation of the alkaline electrolyzed water anode which is optimized in the processes are very important for improving the efficiency of electrolyzed water.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to make up the defects of the prior art, the invention provides an alkaline electrolyzed water anode and a preparation method thereof.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
growing an alloy pointed cone array on the surface of the pretreated conductive matrix by adopting a cathodic electrochemical deposition method to obtain the alkaline electrolyzed water anode, wherein the alkaline electrolyzed water anode comprises the conductive matrix and the alloy pointed cone array loaded on the surface of the conductive matrix; wherein, the alloy in the alloy pointed cone array is two or three of three metals of nickel, cobalt and iron; when the alkaline electrolyzed water anode is applied to electrolyzed water in alkaline electrolyte, oxygen evolution reaction is carried out, the part of the surface of each alloy pointed cone in the alloy pointed cone array, which is contacted with the alkaline electrolyte, is firstly oxidized to form metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide and/or layered double metal hydroxide (LDH), then metal oxyhydroxide is generated and is stabilized in a metal oxyhydroxide state, and the metal oxyhydroxide is an active center of the oxygen evolution reaction; the metal oxyhydroxide becomes the metal oxide and/or the metal hydroxide and/or the LDH upon stopping the operation and is stabilized in this state in the form of a nanolayer.
Further, the step includes the sub-steps of: s1, fully mixing and ultrasonically treating a mixed solution of two or three of nickel salt, cobalt salt and iron salt and an auxiliary agent to obtain a mixture mother solution, wherein in the mixed solution, allThe concentration of the metal salt is 0.6-1.2 mol/L; wherein the auxiliary agent is H3BO3Solution and NH4Cl solution, all metal salts, H in the mixed solution3BO3And NH4The mol ratio of Cl is 1:0.2-1.2: 0.5-5.0; or the auxiliary agent is H3BO3Solution and ethylenediamine hydrochloride solution, all metal salts and H in the mixed solution3BO3The molar ratio of the hydrochloric acid to the ethylenediamine is 1:0.2-1.2: 0.5-5.0; s2, taking an inert conductor as a first working anode, taking the conductive substrate as a first working cathode, inserting the conductive substrate into the mixture mother liquor with preset temperature and pH value, wherein the distance between the first working anode and the first working cathode is 0.1-20cm, and the current density between the first working anode and the first working cathode is 0.1-20A/dm2Performing electrochemical deposition; preferably, the predetermined temperature is 40-80 ℃, and the pH value is 3-5; preferably, the inert conductor is a platinum sheet; and S3, taking out the conductive substrate deposited in the step S2, washing with deionized water, and drying to obtain the alkaline electrolyzed water anode.
Further, the alloy in the alloy pointed cone array has a composition of one of the following: nixCo100-xX is between 65 and 95; nixFe100-xX is between 65 and 95; coxFe100-xX is between 65 and 95; ni100-x-yCoxFeyX is between 5 and 25 and y is between 5 and 25.
Further, the composition of the alloy is Ni83Fe17、Ni82Fe18、Ni88Co12、Co80Fe20Or Ni80Co10Fe10
Further, in the step S1, the nickel salt is at least one of nickel chloride, nickel nitrate, nickel sulfate, nickel oxalate, nickel chlorate, nickel perchlorate and nickel acetate; the ferric salt is at least one of ferric chloride, ferrous chloride, ferric nitrate, ferrous nitrate, ferric sulfate, ferrous sulfate, ferric oxalate, ferrous oxalate, ferric acetate, ferric chlorate, ferric perchlorate and ferrous acetate; the cobalt salt is at least one of cobalt chloride, cobalt nitrate, cobalt sulfate, cobalt oxalate, cobalt chlorate, cobalt perchlorate and cobalt acetate.
Further, the pretreatment is chemical mechanical polishing for 2 to 60 minutes.
Further, the conductive substrate is one of a copper sheet, a titanium sheet, a stainless steel sheet, a nickel sheet, a cobalt sheet, an iron sheet, a graphite sheet, carbon nanotube paper, graphene paper, an ITO film, copper foam, nickel foam, titanium foam, a copper mesh, a stainless steel mesh, a titanium mesh and a nickel mesh.
The alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared by the method comprises a conductive substrate and an alloy pointed cone array loaded on the surface of the conductive substrate, wherein the alloy pointed cones in the alloy pointed cone array are consistent in orientation, and the height-to-width ratio of the pointed cones is 2-8: 1.
Further, the surface of each alloy pointed cone of the alloy pointed cone array is further coated with a nano layer, and the nano layer is the metal oxide and/or the metal hydroxide and/or the LDH.
Further, the thickness of the conductive substrate is 1-3000 μm.
Further, the thickness of the nano layer is 1-50 nm; preferably 2-5 nm.
The beneficial effects of the invention include: the invention prepares the alloy pointed cone array with specific composition on the conductive substrate by a cathode electrochemical deposition method, the alloy pointed end has a high-curvature structure, when the metal oxyhydroxide layer is applied to water electrolysis in alkaline electrolyte, the contact part of the surface of each alloy pointed cone in the alloy pointed cone array and the alkaline electrolyte is finally oxidized to form a metal oxyhydroxide layer, the densely arranged nano pointed cone arrays provide rich active sites for oxygen evolution reaction, the nickel, iron and cobalt alloy has better oxygen evolution reaction intermediate adsorption energy, the alloy grown in situ on a conductive substrate has good conductivity, the hydrophilic and gas-permeable appearance of the pointed cone array is favorable for releasing bubbles, and the concentration effect of a pointed structure electric field accelerates the concentration of hydroxide ions (reactants of the oxygen evolution reaction) from a solution body to the surface of an electrode, so that the reaction rate is improved, and the metal oxyhydroxide layer is not only under low current.Has ultrahigh electrocatalytic activity and excellent electrocatalytic activity under high current density. Because the alloy sharp cone components are uniformly distributed, even if metal ions are lost, the alloy sharp cone components can be timely supplemented, and the sharp cone structure has good mechanical stability, so that the alloy sharp cone structure has chemical stability and mechanical stability at the same time, and can realize high working current (200 plus 500 mA/cm)2) The next long-term operation. Therefore, the pointed cone array of the alkaline electrolyzed water anode not only has ultrahigh oxygen evolution electrocatalytic activity, but also can stably work for a long time under large current, effectively improves the efficiency of electrolyzed water reaction, and can be applied to the field of oxygen evolution of industrial electrolyzed water.
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FIG. 1 is a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of an alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in example 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged view of fig. 1.
FIG. 3 is a Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) curve of an alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in example 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 4a and 4b are a Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) topographic map and an X-ray energy spectrum analysis (EDS) map of the alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in example 1 of the present invention, respectively.
FIG. 5 is a graph showing the Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV) curves of the alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in example 1 of the present invention and a control sample.
FIG. 6 is a graph of stability test current versus time for alkaline electrolyzed water anodes prepared in accordance with example 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of an alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in example 1 of the present invention after 120 hours of operation.
FIG. 8 is a comparison of the X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of the alkaline electrolyzed water anode of the present invention prepared in example 2 and a comparative example, in which: curve a is the XRD pattern of the pure nickel sharp cone of the comparative example, and curve b is the XRD pattern of the alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in example 2.
FIG. 9 is a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of an alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in example 3 of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of an alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in example 5 of the present invention.
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The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
In one embodiment, a method of making an alkaline electrolyzed water anode comprises the steps of: growing an alloy pointed cone array on the surface of the pretreated conductive matrix by adopting a cathodic electrochemical deposition method to obtain the alkaline electrolyzed water anode, wherein the alkaline electrolyzed water anode comprises the conductive matrix and the alloy pointed cone array loaded on the surface of the conductive matrix; wherein, the alloy in the alloy pointed cone array is two or three of three metals of nickel, cobalt and iron; when the alkaline electrolyzed water anode is applied to electrolyzed water in alkaline electrolyte, oxygen evolution reaction is carried out, the part of the surface of each alloy pointed cone in the alloy pointed cone array, which is contacted with the alkaline electrolyte, is firstly oxidized to form metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide and/or layered double metal hydroxide (LDH), then metal oxyhydroxide is generated and is stabilized in a metal oxyhydroxide state, and the metal oxyhydroxide is an active center of the oxygen evolution reaction; the metal oxyhydroxide becomes the metal oxide and/or the metal hydroxide and/or the LDH upon stopping the operation and is stabilized in this state in the form of a nanolayer.
In a further preferred embodiment, said step comprises the sub-steps of: s1, fully mixing and ultrasonically treating a mixed solution of two or three of nickel salt, cobalt salt and iron salt and an auxiliary agent to obtain a mixture mother liquor, wherein the concentration of all metal salts in the mixed solution is 0.6-1.2 mol/L; wherein the auxiliary agent is H3BO3Solution and NH4Cl solution, all metal salts, H in the mixed solution3BO3And NH4The mol ratio of Cl is 1:0.2-1.2: 0.5-5.0; or the auxiliary agent is H3BO3Solution and ethylenediamine hydrochloride solution, all metal salts and H in the mixed solution3BO3And ethylenediamine hydrochloride in a molar ratio of 1:0.2-1.2: 0.5-5.0; s2, taking an inert conductor (preferably a platinum sheet) as a first working anode, taking the conductive substrate as a first working cathode, inserting the conductive substrate into the mixture mother liquor with preset temperature and pH value, wherein the distance between the first working anode and the first working cathode is 0.1-20cm, and the current density is 0.1-20A/dm between the first working anode and the first working cathode2Performing electrochemical deposition; preferably, the predetermined temperature is 40-80 ℃, and the pH value is 3-5; and S3, taking out the conductive substrate deposited in the step S2, washing with deionized water, and drying to obtain the alkaline electrolyzed water anode.
In a further preferred embodiment, the alloy in the alloy tip cone array has a composition that is one of: nixCo100-xX is between 65 and 95; nixFe100-xX is between 65 and 95; coxFe100-xX is between 65 and 95; ni100-x- yCoxFeyX is between 5 and 25 and y is between 5 and 25.
Further, the composition of the alloy is Ni83Fe17、Ni82Fe12、Ni80Co20、Co80Fe20Or Ni80Co10Fe10
In a further preferred embodiment, in the step S1, the nickel salt is at least one of nickel chloride, nickel nitrate, nickel sulfate, nickel oxalate, nickel chlorate, nickel perchlorate and nickel acetate; the ferric salt is at least one of ferric chloride, ferrous chloride, ferric nitrate, ferrous nitrate, ferric sulfate, ferrous sulfate, ferric oxalate, ferrous oxalate, ferric acetate, ferric chlorate, ferric perchlorate and ferrous acetate; the cobalt salt is at least one of cobalt chloride, cobalt nitrate, cobalt sulfate, cobalt oxalate, cobalt chlorate, cobalt perchlorate and cobalt acetate.
In a further preferred embodiment, the pretreatment is chemical mechanical polishing for a period of 2 to 60 minutes.
In a further preferred embodiment, the conductive substrate is one of a copper sheet, a titanium sheet, a stainless steel sheet, a nickel sheet, a cobalt sheet, an iron sheet, a graphite sheet, a carbon nanotube paper, a graphene paper, an ITO film, a copper foam, a nickel foam, a titanium foam, a copper mesh, a stainless steel mesh, a titanium mesh, and a nickel mesh.
In another embodiment, the alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared by the method comprises a conductive substrate and an alloy pointed cone array loaded on the surface of the conductive substrate, wherein the alloy pointed cones in the alloy pointed cone array are uniformly oriented, and the height-to-width ratio of the pointed cones is 2-8:1 (wherein, the width refers to the widest part of the pointed cones, namely the combination part of the pointed cones and the conductive substrate).
In a further preferred embodiment, the surface of each alloy pointed cone of the alloy pointed cone array is further coated with a nano-layer, and the nano-layer is the metal oxide and/or the metal hydroxide and/or the LDH.
In a further preferred embodiment, the thickness of the conductive matrix is 1 to 3000 μm.
In a further preferred embodiment, the thickness of the nanolayer is from 1 to 50nm, preferably from 2 to 5 nm.
At this thickness, it is ensured that not only enough active species participate in the reaction, but also the charge can be smoothly and rapidly conducted to the active sites.
The alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in the embodiment of the invention can be directly applied to electrolyzed water in alkaline electrolyte under the condition that the alloy pointed cones are alloy, in the working process, the parts of the surfaces of the alloy pointed cones in the alloy pointed cone array, which are contacted with the alkaline electrolyte, are firstly oxidized to form metal oxides and/or metal hydroxides and/or Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH), then metal oxyhydroxides are continuously generated and are stabilized in the state of the metal oxyhydroxides, the metal oxyhydroxide layer (the thickness of the metal oxyhydroxide layer is preferably 1-50nm, more preferably 2-5nm) coats the internal alloy, and the metal oxyhydroxides are the active centers of oxygen evolution reaction; when the operation is stopped, the metal oxyhydroxide becomes a metal oxide and/or a metal hydroxide and/or LDH and is stabilized in this state in the form of a nano-layer.
In other deformation modes, after the alloy pointed cone array is grown and loaded on the surface of the conductive substrate, firstly, the alloy sharp cones are subjected to anodic potential oxidation, the surfaces of the alloy sharp cones are oxidized into metal oxides and/or metal hydroxides and/or LDH nano layers, forming a pointed cone array which takes the alloy as a core and the outer surface of which is coated with the nano layer on the surface of the conductive matrix, applying the pointed cone array to the electrolytic water in alkaline electrolyte, and in the working process, the metal hydroxide and/or the LDH nano-layer on the surface of each alloy pointed cone generates metal oxyhydroxide, and is stabilized in the state of metal oxyhydroxide, the metal oxyhydroxide layer (the thickness of the metal oxyhydroxide layer is preferably 1-50nm, more preferably 2-5nm) covers the internal alloy, and the metal oxyhydroxide is the active center of oxygen evolution reaction; when the operation is stopped, the metal oxyhydroxide becomes a metal oxide and/or a metal hydroxide and/or LDH and is stabilized in this state in the form of a nano-layer. Wherein, the anodic potential oxidation can be specifically as follows: the conductive matrix loaded with the alloy pointed cone array is used as a working anode, and is inserted into oxygen-containing alkaline electrolyte with a working cathode to apply an anode potential for in-situ oxidation, wherein the anode potential is a potential above the standard hydrogen electrode potential by 0V, and the method for applying the anode potential comprises a cyclic voltammetry method, a constant current method, a constant potential method and the like, and aims to oxidize the surface of each alloy pointed cone of the alloy pointed cone array to form a nano layer of metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide and/or LDH wrapping the alloy pointed cone.
The present invention will be described in detail with reference to specific examples.
Example 1
(1) Selecting foamed nickel with the thickness of about 1500 mu m, cutting the foamed nickel into a rectangle with the thickness of 2cm multiplied by 3cm, carrying out chemical mechanical polishing treatment under the action of polishing solution, carrying out polishing for 5 minutes at room temperature, taking out, washing with deionized water for 2-3 times, and drying to obtain the conductive matrix.
(2) Using NiCl2·6H2O solution (NiCl)2·6H2O concentration of 0.84mol/L) and FeCl2Solution (FeCl)2Respectively, the concentration of (b) is 0.24mol/L) and H3BO3Solution and NH4Cl solution, preparing [ NiCl2·6H2O+FeCl2]、H3BO3And NH4And (3) carrying out ultrasonic treatment on the mixed solution with the Cl molar ratio of 1:0.45:3.5 for 20-40 minutes, then placing the mixed solution into a water bath kettle at the temperature of 40-80 ℃, and simultaneously adjusting the pH value to 3-5 to obtain a mixture mother solution.
(3) Inserting a platinum sheet serving as a first working anode and the conductive matrix serving as the first working cathode in the step (1) into the mixture mother liquor in the step (2), wherein the distance between the first working anode and the first working cathode is 0.5cm, and the current density is 0.3A/dm2The electrochemical deposition is carried out for 20 min.
(4) After the deposition is finished, the conductive matrix is taken out, washed by deionized water for 3 times and then dried in an oven at 50 ℃ for 1 hour to obtain a nickel-iron pointed cone array (Ni) with highly regular surface83Fe17) I.e. an alkaline electrolyzed water anode.
The shape of the nickel-iron pointed cone array is shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, and it can be seen from the figure that the material has a pointed cone array structure, which is favorable for electron transfer of oxygen evolution reaction and removal of product oxygen, and the tip has an electric field concentration effect, which is favorable for accumulation of oxygen evolution reactant (i.e. hydroxyl ions).
The resulting alkaline electrolyzed water anode was subjected to the following electrochemical tests:
the electrochemical performance of the electrodes was tested at room temperature using the CHI 660E electrochemical workstation, the electrolytic cell was a standard three-electrode system, the alkaline electrolyzed water anode obtained in this example was clamped with a platinum electrode clamp as the working electrode, a graphite rod as the counter electrode, Hg/HgO as the reference electrode, and 1mol/L KOH as the electrolyte. For electrochemical characterization, the surface of the alloy tip cone is oxidized into a nano-layer before activation, and then the activation process is carried out, wherein the activation process is a cyclic voltammetry test at 50mV/s in a potential interval of 1.121-1.821V relative to the potential of a reversible hydrogen electrode (vs. RHE), and as shown in FIG. 3, the current density is mA 528/cm at a potential of 1.821V before activation (1 st cycle) without resistance compensation2After activation (20 th cycle) the current density was 553mA/cm2Enhanced catalytic performance after activation. Fig. 4a and 4b are respectively a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and an X-ray energy spectrum analysis (EDS) of the activated nife cone array, showing that the nife cone is a nife alloy, and the surface of the nife cone is oxidized after activation. The scanning rate of a Linear Scanning Voltammogram (LSV) was 5mV/s, the voltage was compensated by 93% iR, and the potential was scanned over a range of 1.121-1.821V, according to the formula: the overpotential was calculated to be the actual measured potential +0.059 × pH +0.095V-1.23V, and the alkaline electrolyzed water anode of this example was operated at 10mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at the current density of (a) is 190mV at 500mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at the current density of (1) is 255mV, as shown in FIG. 5. While a pure nickel tip cone was grown as a control on a foamed nickel substrate using the same method at 10mA/cm2And 500mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at the current density of (a) is 230 and 317mV, respectively; foamed nickel substrate as another control at 10mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at current density of 310mV, both controls performed far less than the nickel iron awl, as shown in fig. 5. As shown in FIG. 6, the alkaline electrolyzed water anode of the present example was operated continuously for 120 hours (including 200-500 mA/cm)2High current density) is almost kept unchanged, and the activity is proved to be almost not attenuated, so that the electrochemical stability is good. As shown in fig. 7, the alkaline electrolyzed water anode of the present embodiment can maintain a perfect sharp cone shape after 120 hours of operation, which proves its good mechanical stability.
The conductive matrix with the nickel-iron pointed cone array on the surface can be directly used as an alkaline electrolytic water anode to work, the metallic nickel-iron alloy on the surface can be oxidized under the oxygen evolution reaction potential, and nickel-iron oxide (NiO, FeOOH) and/or nickel-iron hydroxide (NiFe (OH) are generated in situ2]And/or layered nickel iron hydroxide (NiFe LDH) and then regenerated into nickel iron oxyhydroxide (nifeoh), and as the working time increases, more nifeoh is generated and the activity increases (as shown in fig. 3). After stopping working, NiFeOOH on the surface can be changed into ferronickel oxide and/or NiFe (OH)2And/or NiFe LDH, which is also responsible for the higher oxygen content in fig. 4 b.
Example 2
The difference from example 1 is that: replacing the foamed nickel with the thickness of about 1500 mu m in the step (1) with a titanium sheet with the thickness of about 10 mu m, and adopting NiCl in the step (2)2·6H2O solution (NiCl)2·6H2O concentration of 0.84mol/L) and FeCl2Solution (FeCl)2Respectively, the concentration of (b) is 0.39mol/L) and H3BO3Solution and NH4Cl solution, preparing [ NiCl2·6H2O+FeCl2]、H3BO3And NH4A mixed solution of Cl with a molar ratio of 1:0.4:3, and a current density of 0.2A/dm in the step (3)2The deposition time was 10 min.
The alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared by the embodiment comprises a titanium sheet and nickel iron (Ni) loaded on the surface of the titanium sheet82Fe18) An array of pointed cones. In the same way, pure nickel pointed cone structure is grown on the surface of the titanium sheet, as a comparative example, the X-ray diffraction pattern of the alkaline electrolyzed water anode of the present embodiment is shown as the b curve in fig. 8, the peak position is shifted to the left relative to the peak position of the pure nickel pointed cone (e.g., the a curve in fig. 8), and the lattice distance is increased, which indicates that the nickel-iron alloy is a substituted nickel-based solid solution alloy containing iron.
The alkaline electrolyzed water anode obtained in the embodiment is tested at 10mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at the current density of (a) is 220mV at 500mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at the current density of (2) is 285mV, and the catalyst has excellent catalytic activity.
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The difference from example 1 is that: NiCl is adopted in the step (2)2·6H2O solution (NiCl)2·6H2O concentration of 0.84mol/L) and CoCl2·6H2O solution (CoCl)2·6H2O concentration of 0.1mol/L) and H3BO3Solution and NH4Cl solution, preparing [ NiCl2·6H2O+CoCl2·6H2O]、H3BO3And NH4A mixed solution of Cl in a molar ratio of 1:0.52: 4.
The alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in the embodiment comprises foamed nickel and alkaline electrolyzed water supported on the surface of the foamed nickelNickel cobalt (Ni)88Co12) The appearance of the pointed cone array is shown in FIG. 9.
The alkaline electrolyzed water anode obtained in the embodiment is tested at 10mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at the current density of (1) is 202mV at 500mA/cm2Has an oxygen evolution overpotential of 268mV at a current density of 268mV, and has excellent catalytic activity.
Example 4
The difference from example 1 is that: CoCl is adopted in the step (2)2·6H2O solution (CoCl)2·6H2O concentration of 0.84mol/L) and FeCl2Solution (FeCl)2Respectively, the concentration of (b) is 0.24mol/L) and H3BO3Solution and NH4Cl solution, preparation of [ FeCl2+CoCl2·6H2O]、H3BO3And NH4A mixed solution of Cl in a molar ratio of 1:0.45: 3.5.
The alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in the embodiment comprises foamed nickel and cobalt iron (Co) loaded on the surface of the foamed nickel80Fe20) An array of alloy pyramids.
The electrode obtained in this example was tested at 10mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at the current density of (a) is 195mV at 500mA/cm2The overpotential for oxygen evolution at the current density of (2) is 265mV, and the catalyst has excellent catalytic activity.
Example 5
The difference from example 1 is that: using NiCl2·6H2O solution (NiCl)2·6H2Concentration of O0.84 mol/L), CoCl2·6H2O solution (CoCl)2·6H2O concentration of 0.12mol/L) and FeCl2Solution (FeCl)2Respectively in a concentration of 0.12mol/L) and H3BO3Solution and NH4Cl solution, preparation of [ FeCl2+CoCl2·6H2O+NiCl2·6H2O]、H3BO3And NH4A mixed solution of Cl in a molar ratio of 1:0.45: 3.5.
The alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared in the embodiment comprises foamed nickel and a load on the surface of the foamed nickelNickel cobalt iron (Ni)80Co10Fe10) The scanning electron microscope image of the pointed cone array is shown in figure 10.
The electrode obtained in this example was tested at 10mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at the current density of (a) is 200mV at 500mA/cm2The oxygen evolution overpotential at the current density of (a) is 270 mV.
The present invention has been described in detail with reference to the specific embodiments, and the specific description should not be construed as limiting the invention to only the embodiments. Any modifications and equivalents of the invention in light of the above teachings and in light of the common general knowledge in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. The preparation method of the alkaline electrolyzed water anode is characterized by comprising the following steps:
growing an alloy pointed cone array on the surface of the pretreated conductive matrix by adopting a cathodic electrochemical deposition method to obtain the alkaline electrolyzed water anode, wherein the alkaline electrolyzed water anode comprises the conductive matrix and the alloy pointed cone array loaded on the surface of the conductive matrix, the alloy pointed cones in the alloy pointed cone array have consistent orientation, and the aspect ratio of the pointed cones is 2-8: 1; the conductive substrate is one of a copper sheet, a titanium sheet, a stainless steel sheet, a nickel sheet, a cobalt sheet, an iron sheet, a graphite sheet, carbon nanotube paper, graphene paper, an ITO film, foamed copper, foamed nickel, foamed titanium, a copper net, a stainless steel net, a titanium net and a nickel net; the alloy in the alloy pointed cone array is nickel iron; the method comprises the following substeps:
s1, fully mixing and ultrasonically treating the mixed solution of nickel salt and iron salt and an auxiliary agent to obtain a mixture mother liquor, wherein the concentration of all metal salts in the mixed solution is 0.6-1.2 mol/L; wherein the auxiliary agent is H3BO3Solution and NH4Cl solution, all metal salts, H in the mixed solution3BO3And NH4The mol ratio of Cl is 1:0.2-1.2: 0.5-5.0; or the auxiliary agent is H3BO3The solution and the solution of the ethylenediamine hydrochloride,all metal salts, H in the mixed solution3BO3The molar ratio of the hydrochloric acid to the ethylenediamine is 1:0.2-1.2: 0.5-5.0;
s2, taking an inert conductor as a first working anode, taking the conductive substrate as a first working cathode, inserting the conductive substrate into the mixture mother liquor with preset temperature and pH value, wherein the distance between the first working anode and the first working cathode is 0.1-20cm, and the current density between the first working anode and the first working cathode is 0.1-20A/dm2Performing electrochemical deposition; wherein the inert conductor is a platinum sheet;
s3, taking out the conductive matrix deposited in the step S2, washing with deionized water, and drying to obtain the alkaline electrolyzed water anode; after the step S3, an activation process is further included, in which cyclic voltammetry is performed to oxidize the surface of the alloy tip cone into a nano-layer;
the part of the surface of each alloy pointed cone in the alloy pointed cone array, which is contacted with the alkaline electrolyte, is firstly oxidized to form metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide and/or layered double metal hydroxide (LDH), and then metal oxyhydroxide is generated and stabilized in a metal oxyhydroxide state, wherein the metal oxyhydroxide is an active center of oxygen evolution reaction.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined temperature is 40 to 80 ℃ and the pH is 3 to 5.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the alloy in the alloy tip cone array has a composition of: nixFe100-xAnd x is between 65 and 95.
4. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the alloy in the alloy tip cone array has a composition of Ni83Fe17Or Ni82Fe18
5. The production method according to claim 1, wherein in the step S1, the nickel salt is at least one of nickel chloride, nickel nitrate, nickel sulfate, nickel oxalate, nickel chlorate, nickel perchlorate, and nickel acetate; the ferric salt is at least one of ferric chloride, ferrous chloride, ferric nitrate, ferrous nitrate, ferric sulfate, ferrous sulfate, ferric oxalate, ferrous oxalate, ferric acetate, ferric chlorate, ferric perchlorate and ferrous acetate.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-treatment is chemical mechanical polishing for a period of 2 to 60 minutes.
7. An alkaline electrolyzed water anode prepared by the method of any one of claims 1-6, comprising a conductive substrate and an alloy pointed cone array loaded on the surface of the conductive substrate, wherein the surface of each alloy pointed cone of the alloy pointed cone array is further coated with a nano-layer, and the nano-layer is the metal oxide and/or the metal hydroxide and/or the LDH.
8. An alkaline electrolytic water anode according to claim 7, characterized in that the thickness of the conductive matrix is 1-3000 μm.
9. An alkaline electrolytic water anode according to claim 8, characterized in that the thickness of the nanolayer is 1-50 nm.
10. An alkaline electrolytic water anode according to claim 8, characterized in that the thickness of the nanolayer is 2-5 nm.
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