CN115216799A - Nickel-based alloy composite electrode with gradient component structure and preparation method and application thereof - Google Patents

Nickel-based alloy composite electrode with gradient component structure and preparation method and application thereof Download PDF

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CN115216799A
CN115216799A CN202210896250.2A CN202210896250A CN115216799A CN 115216799 A CN115216799 A CN 115216799A CN 202210896250 A CN202210896250 A CN 202210896250A CN 115216799 A CN115216799 A CN 115216799A
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Abstract

The invention relates to a nickel-based alloy composite electrode with a gradient component structure and a preparation method and application thereof, wherein a nickel-based body is placed in a weak acid solution for pretreatment to remove surface impurities; placing a nickel base body in a nickel base alloy catalyst precursor aqueous solution, depositing a nickel base alloy catalyst under an electrochemical condition, and continuously regulating and controlling the component concentration of a catalyst precursor to form a nickel base alloy catalyst layer with a gradient component structure; then, placing the composite electrode loaded with the catalyst in ammonium solution for selective electrochemical etching; and then, calcining to finally prepare the nickel-based alloy composite electrode with the gradient component structure. Compared with the prior art, the method realizes the in-situ growth of the catalyst on the surface of the substrate, enhances the binding force between the catalyst layer and the substrate, improves the stability of the electrode, further effectively increases the specific surface area of the catalyst layer by an ammonium liquid selective electrochemical etching method, and improves the catalytic activity of the composite electrode.

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Nickel-based alloy composite electrode with gradient component structure and preparation method and application thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of electrolytic hydrogen production, in particular to a nickel-based alloy composite electrode with a gradient component structure and a preparation method and application thereof.
Background
The hydrogen energy has the characteristics of high energy density and zero carbon emission, and is considered as ideal high-efficiency green secondary energy. The technology of hydrogen production by coupling renewable energy sources with electrolysis water can realize the large-scale preparation of green hydrogen and the decarburization of the hydrogen energy source in the whole industrial chain, is considered as an important means for realizing the double-carbon strategic target in China, meets the national major strategic demand, and has important significance for the sustainable development of the human society.
The water electrolysis hydrogen production technology can be divided into alkali water electrolysis hydrogen production, proton exchange membrane water electrolysis hydrogen production, anion exchange membrane water electrolysis hydrogen production, solid oxide water electrolysis hydrogen production and the like according to the electrolyte type. Among them, the alkaline water electrolysis hydrogen production technology is the most mature and has been commercially applied. The renewable energy has the characteristic of fluctuation, which puts higher requirements on the performance of the alkaline water electrolysis hydrogen production device. The nickel-based electrode is a core component of the alkaline water electrolytic cell, determines hydrogen evolution/oxygen evolution reaction kinetics in the water electrolysis process, further determines the energy efficiency and power fluctuation adaptability of the electrolytic cell, and has important influence on the improvement of the performance of the electrolytic cell. The improvement of the electrode performance can be realized by a method for loading a high-performance catalyst (namely preparing a composite electrode). The loading method of the catalyst influences the microstructure of the catalyst layer and the electrochemical active area of the composite electrode. The chinese invention patent CN113265675a discloses a method for spraying high-entropy alloy powder on the surface of an electrode substrate by using a spraying process. The Chinese invention patent CN113862727A discloses a method for loading a NiFe or NiCo alloy catalyst by electrochemical deposition by placing a nickel substrate in a catalyst precursor water solvent. The Chinese invention patent CN114318398A discloses a method for loading NiCoP alloy catalyst on the surface of a nickel-based body through electrochemical deposition. Chinese patent No. CN111663152a discloses a method of soaking a nickel substrate in a catalyst precursor aqueous solution with a certain concentration, and loading a catalyst through spontaneous redox reaction. The invention Chinese patent CN114293215A discloses a method for loading a catalyst by combining hydrothermal reaction with high-temperature treatment, wherein a nickel substrate is placed in a catalyst precursor aqueous solution for hydrothermal reaction, and then a reaction product is placed in a reducing atmosphere tube furnace for high-temperature reduction treatment to obtain a catalyst loading electrode.
In summary, according to the method disclosed in the above patent, the microstructure of the composite electrode after the catalyst is loaded is not controllable, and an amorphous pore channel microstructure is formed and closed pores may be formed during the process of forming a catalyst layer with a certain thickness, which reduces the release kinetic rate of bubbles generated during the hydrogen/oxygen evolution process, thereby restricting the performance of the electrode.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a nickel-based alloy composite electrode with a gradient component structure and a preparation method and application thereof.
The purpose of the invention can be realized by the following technical scheme: a preparation method of a nickel-based alloy composite electrode with a gradient component structure comprises the following steps of firstly, placing a nickel-based body in a weak acid solution for ultrasonic pretreatment to remove surface impurities; then, placing the nickel base body in a nickel base alloy catalyst precursor aqueous solution, depositing a nickel base alloy catalyst under an electrochemical condition, and continuously regulating and controlling the component concentration of the catalyst precursor to form a nickel base alloy catalyst layer with a gradient component structure; and then, placing the catalyst-loaded composite electrode in ammonium liquid (ammonium ion aqueous solution) for selective electrochemical etching, dissolving part of nickel in the ammonium liquid by utilizing the coordination and complexation reaction of the nickel and the ammonium ions and combining an electrochemical environment so as to increase the specific surface area of the catalyst layer and form a large number of open pore channel structures, and finally preparing the nickel-based alloy composite electrode with the gradient component structure.
The invention provides a novel nickel-based alloy composite electrode with a gradient component structure and a preparation method thereof, aiming at the problem that the microstructure of a composite electrode loaded by a catalyst is difficult to regulate, the microstructure of the composite electrode loaded by the catalyst can be effectively regulated, and the metal nickel in a catalyst layer is selectively etched under an electrochemical condition by utilizing the coordination and complexation reaction of the metal nickel and ammonium ions, so that the specific surface area of the catalyst layer is increased, a large number of open pore channel structures are formed, the removal kinetic rate of bubbles generated in the hydrogen/oxygen evolution process is increased, and the performance of the electrode is improved.
Preferably, the weak acid solution includes, but is not limited to, one or more of citric acid, oxalic acid, dilute hydrochloric acid, and dilute sulfuric acid, and has a pH of 1-4.
Preferably, the catalyst precursor aqueous solution contains Ni 2+ And M metal ions, M being a metal element which does not undergo a coordination complex reaction with the ammonium ion, the M metal ions including but not limited to Fe 2+ 、Mn 2+ One or more of them.
Further preferably, ni in the catalyst precursor aqueous solution 2+ Initial concentration of 0.2-1mol/L, initial concentration of M metal ion of 0.02-0.5mol/L, ni in initial electrodeposition solution 2+ The concentration is greater than the concentration of M metal ions.
Still more preferably, the metal ions with M and not Ni are continuously added during the electrochemical deposition process 2+ The concentration of M metal ions in the aqueous solution of the catalyst precursor of (1) is 0.02 to 0.5mol/L, so that Ni is present in the whole electrodeposition process 2+ The relative concentration and the relative concentration of M metal ions present continuous gradient change, ni 2+ The relative concentration is gradually reduced, the relative concentration of M metal ions is gradually increased, and finally the nickel-based alloy catalyst layer with continuously changed components is formed.
Preferably, the current density used in the electrochemical deposition process is 1-500mA/cm 2 The time is 1-60min.
Preferably, the concentration of the ammonium solution is 0.1-2mol/L, and the ammonium compound used for preparing the ammonium solution includes, but is not limited to, one or more of ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium carbonate, ammonium acetate and ammonium oxalate.
Preferably, the current density used for the electrochemical etching is 5-100mA/cm 2 The time is 5-60min.
Preferably, the preparation method of the nickel-based alloy composite electrode with the gradient component structure comprises the following steps:
(1) Surface impurity removal treatment of a nickel matrix: putting the nickel substrate into a weak acid solution for ultrasonic treatment for 15-60min to remove surface impurities, and then washing the nickel substrate with deionized water until the pH value is 7-8;
(2) Electrochemical deposition preparation of the nickel-based alloy catalyst: adopting a two-electrode system, placing the treated nickel substrate serving as a cathode in a catalyst precursor aqueous solution with a certain concentration for electrochemical deposition;
(3) Selective etching of the composite electrode: placing a composite electrode loaded with a nickel-based alloy catalyst layer with a gradient component structure in ammonium solution with certain concentration for selective electrochemical etching, and adopting a two-electrode system with the composite electrode as an anode;
(4) Calcining the composite electrode: and cleaning the composite electrode subjected to the treatment by using deionized water, drying, and then calcining in a protective atmosphere at the temperature of 200-600 ℃ for 0.5-4h to finally obtain the nickel-based alloy composite electrode with the gradient structure.
Preferably, the nickel matrix is nickel mesh or foam nickel.
A nickel-based alloy composite electrode with a gradient component structure is prepared by the preparation method.
The application of the nickel-based alloy composite electrode with the gradient component structure is to use the composite electrode for alkaline electrolysis hydrogen production.
According to the composite electrode prepared by the invention, the surface of the nickel-based alloy catalyst layer with continuously changed components is uniformly covered, from one side close to the matrix to one side of the electrode surface, the content of nickel in the components of the catalyst layer is gradually reduced, the content of other alloy components is gradually increased, the catalyst layer has a high specific surface area and a large number of open pore structures, and the prepared composite electrode shows excellent catalytic activity and stability.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
1. the composite electrode has high catalytic activity and good stability, realizes the in-situ growth of the catalyst on the surface of the substrate by an electrochemical deposition method, enhances the binding force between the catalyst layer and the substrate, effectively prevents the problem that the catalyst layer falls off in the long-time operation process of the composite electrode, improves the stability of the electrode, further effectively increases the specific surface area of the catalyst layer by an ammonium liquid selective electrochemical etching method, and improves the catalytic activity of the composite electrode;
2. the composite electrode catalyst layer has large specific surface area, the etching method is mild and effective, the method can realize effective regulation and control of the composite electrode microstructure after catalyst loading, and metal nickel in the catalyst layer is selectively etched under electrochemical conditions by utilizing the coordination complex reaction of metal nickel and ammonium ions, so that the specific surface area of the catalyst layer is increased, a large number of open pore channel structures are formed, the removal kinetic rate of bubbles generated in the hydrogen evolution/oxygen evolution process is increased, and the electrode performance is improved;
3. compared with the existing acid etching method, the ammonium liquid electrochemical etching method is mild and effective, no dangerous products such as hydrogen are generated, and selective etching for nickel components can be realized;
4. the method is simple and easy to implement, safe to operate and easy to industrialize, and the nickel-based alloy composite electrode prepared by the method has excellent hydrogen evolution/oxygen evolution catalytic activity and stability in alkaline electrolytic hydrogen production.
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FIG. 1 is a process flow diagram of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a profile view of a nickel substrate;
FIG. 3 is a surface topography of a composite electrode made in example 1;
fig. 4 is a linear scanning graph of the oxygen evolution reaction of the composite electrode and nickel mesh prepared in example 1, and the test conditions are as follows: in the two-electrode system, a composite electrode or a nickel net is used as a working electrode, a platinum sheet is used as a counter electrode, a 30wt% KOH aqueous solution is used as an electrolyte solution, and the scanning speed is 5mV/s;
fig. 5 is a linear scanning graph of hydrogen evolution reaction of the composite electrode and nickel mesh prepared in example 1, and the test conditions are as follows: in the two-electrode system, a composite electrode or a nickel net is used as a working electrode, a platinum sheet is used as a counter electrode, a 30wt% KOH aqueous solution is used as an electrolyte solution, and the scanning speed is 5mV/s;
FIG. 6 shows the anode of the composite electrode and nickel mesh prepared in example 1 at 500mA/cm 2 A comparison graph of the oxygen evolution reaction timing potential curve under the current density, wherein the electrolysis time is 200 hours;
FIG. 7 shows the composite electrode and nickel mesh prepared separately in examples 1-5 at 500mA/cm 2 Hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution potential contrast diagram under current density, test conditions: in the two-electrode system, a composite electrode or a nickel screen is used as a working electrode, a platinum sheet is used as a counter electrode, KOH aqueous solution with the concentration of 30wt% is used as electrolyte solution, and the scanning speed is 5mV/s.
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The invention is described in detail below with reference to the figures and specific embodiments. The following examples are carried out on the premise of the technical scheme of the invention, and detailed embodiments and specific operation processes are given, but the scope of the invention is not limited to the following examples.
A nickel-based alloy composite electrode with a gradient component structure for an alkaline electrolytic cell and a preparation method thereof are disclosed, and the specific method comprises the following steps:
(1) Surface impurity removal treatment of nickel matrix
Putting the nickel substrate into a weak acid solution for ultrasonic treatment for 15-60min to remove surface impurities, wherein the weak acid solution comprises one or more of citric acid, oxalic acid, dilute hydrochloric acid and dilute sulfuric acid, and the pH value is 1-4; then the nickel substrate is washed clean by deionized water, and the pH value is 7-8. The nickel substrate is a nickel net or foam nickel.
(2) Electrochemical deposition preparation of nickel-based alloy catalyst
And placing the treated nickel substrate serving as a cathode in a catalyst precursor aqueous solution with a certain concentration for electrochemical deposition. A two-electrode system is adopted, and the treated nickel matrix is used as a cathode. The initial aqueous catalyst precursor solution contains Ni 2+ And M metal ions, M being a metal element which does not undergo a coordination complex reaction with the ammonium ion, the M metal ions including but not limited to Fe 2+ 、Mn 2+ One or more of them, wherein Ni 2+ Initial concentration of 0.2-1mol/L, initial concentration of M metal ion of 0.02-0.5mol/L, ni in initial electrodeposition solution 2+ The concentration is greater than the concentration of M metal ions. The current density for electrochemical deposition is 1-500mA/cm 2 The time is 1-60min. In the electrochemical deposition process, M metal ions without Ni are continuously added 2+ The concentration of M metal ions in the aqueous solution of the catalyst precursor of (1) is 0.02 to 0.5mol/L, so that Ni is present in the whole electrodeposition process 2+ The concentration and the concentration of M metal ions present continuous gradient change, ni 2+ The relative concentration is gradually reduced, the relative concentration of M metal ions is gradually increased, and finally the nickel-based alloy catalyst layer with continuously changed components is formed.
(3) Selective etching of composite electrodes
And (3) placing the composite electrode loaded with the nickel-based alloy catalyst layer with the gradient component structure in ammonium solution (ammonium ion aqueous solution) with certain concentration for selective electrochemical etching. A two-electrode system is adopted, and a composite electrode is used as an anode. The concentration of the ammonium liquid is 0.1-2mol/L, and the ammonium compound used for preparing the ammonium liquid comprises one or more of ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium carbonate, ammonium acetate and ammonium oxalate. The current density for electrochemical etching is 5-100mA/cm 2 The time is 5-60min.
(4) Calcination treatment of composite electrode
And cleaning the treated composite electrode by using deionized water, drying, and calcining in a protective atmosphere. The calcining temperature is 200-600 ℃, the calcining time is 0.5-4h, and the nickel-based alloy composite electrode with the gradient structure is finally obtained.
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example 1
Placing the nickel screen in oxalic acid solution with the pH value of 2 for ultrasonic treatment for 30min to remove surface impurities; placing the treated nickel net serving as a cathode in a catalyst precursor aqueous solution with a certain concentration for electrochemical deposition, wherein a two-electrode system is adopted, the nickel net serves as the cathode, the initial catalyst precursor aqueous solution is 0.5mol/L nickel chloride and 0.3mol/L ferrous chloride aqueous solution, and the current density for electrochemical deposition is 300mA/cm 2 Continuously adding 0.3mol/L ferrous chloride aqueous solution in the electrochemical deposition process for 30min to ensure that the relative content of nickel in the formed nickel-iron catalyst layer is gradually reduced and the relative content of iron is gradually increased, and finally forming the nickel-iron catalyst layer with continuously changed components; then placing the composite electrode loaded with the nickel-iron catalyst layer in 1mol/L ammonium chloride aqueous solution for selective electrochemical etching to dissolve out part of nickel component in the catalyst layer, wherein the current density for the electrochemical etching is 50mA/cm 2 The time is 30min; and (3) cleaning the treated composite electrode with deionized water, drying, and then calcining in a nitrogen atmosphere at 400 ℃ for 2h to finally obtain the nickel-iron alloy composite electrode with the gradient structure.
Fig. 2 shows a morphology of the nickel mesh substrate, and fig. 3 shows a morphology of the nickel-iron alloy composite electrode prepared in example 1, and it can be seen that the nickel mesh substrate is uniformly covered with the nickel-iron alloy catalyst, the catalytic layer is rough in surface and has a large number of open pores. In terms of performance, as shown in FIG. 4, the nickel-iron alloy composite electrode prepared in example 1 was used at 500mA/cm 2 The oxygen evolution overpotential under the current density is lower than that of the traditional nickel net; as shown in FIG. 5, the nickel-iron alloy composite electrode prepared in example 1 was used at 500mA/cm 2 The hydrogen evolution overpotential under the current density is lower than that of the traditional nickel net; as shown in FIG. 6, the nickel-iron alloy composite electrode prepared in example 1 was used as an anode at 500mA/cm 2 The performance stability under current density is obviously superior to that of the traditional nickel screen.
FIG. 7 shows the 500mA/cm Ni mesh for the Ni-based alloy composite electrodes and Ni nets prepared in examples 1-5, respectively 2 Comparison graph of hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution potentials at current densityIt can be seen that the performance of the prepared nickel-based alloy composite electrode is superior to that of a nickel net.
Example 2
In this example, the initial catalyst precursor aqueous solution was 1mol/L nickel sulfate and 0.5mol/L ferrous sulfate aqueous solution, and the current density used for electrochemical deposition was 1mA/cm 2 Continuously adding 0.5mol/L ferrous sulfate aqueous solution in the electrochemical deposition process for 60min; then placing the composite electrode loaded with the nickel-iron catalyst layer in 2mol/L ammonium nitrate aqueous solution for selective electrochemical etching, wherein the current density used for the electrochemical etching is 5mA/cm 2 The time is 60min; and then, calcining the nickel-iron alloy composite electrode in a nitrogen atmosphere at the calcining temperature of 200 ℃ for 4 hours to finally obtain the nickel-iron alloy composite electrode with the gradient structure, wherein the rest is the same as that in the embodiment 1.
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In this example, the initial catalyst precursor aqueous solution was 0.2mol/L nickel nitrate and 0.02mol/L manganese nitrate aqueous solution, and the current density used for electrochemical deposition was 500mA/cm 2 Continuously adding 0.02mol/L manganese nitrate aqueous solution in the electrochemical deposition process for 1 min; then placing the composite electrode loaded with the nickel-manganese catalyst layer in 0.1mol/L ammonium nitrate aqueous solution for selective electrochemical etching, wherein the current density used for the electrochemical etching is 100mA/cm 2 The time is 5min; and then calcining under the argon atmosphere at the calcining temperature of 600 ℃ for 0.5h to finally obtain the nickel-manganese alloy composite electrode with the gradient structure, wherein the rest is the same as that of the embodiment 1.
Example 4
In this example, the initial catalyst precursor aqueous solution was 0.8mol/L nickel nitrate, 0.3mol/L ferrous nitrate aqueous solution, and 0.2mol/L manganese nitrate aqueous solution, and the current density used for electrochemical deposition was 200mA/cm 2 Continuously adding 0.3mol/L ferrous nitrate aqueous solution and 0.2mol/L manganese nitrate aqueous solution in the electrochemical deposition process for 60min; then the composite electrode loaded with the nickel-iron-manganese catalyst layer is placed in 1.5mol/L ammonium oxalate aqueous solution for selective electrochemical etching, and the current density used for the electrochemical etching is 80mA/cm 2 The time is 40min; and then calcining under the argon atmosphere at the calcining temperature of 500 ℃ for 4h to finally obtain the nickel-iron-manganese ternary alloy composite electrode with the gradient structure, wherein the rest is the same as that in the embodiment 1.
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In this example, the initial catalyst precursor aqueous solution was 0.5mol/L nickel chloride, 0.3mol/L manganese chloride aqueous solution, and 0.1mol/L ferrous chloride aqueous solution, and the current density used for electrochemical deposition was 100mA/cm 2 Continuously adding 0.3mol/L manganese chloride aqueous solution and 0.1mol/L ferrous chloride aqueous solution in the electrochemical deposition process for 30min; then placing the composite electrode loaded with the nickel-manganese-iron catalyst layer in 1mol/L ammonium chloride aqueous solution for selective electrochemical etching, wherein the current density used for the electrochemical etching is 60mA/cm 2 The time is 50min; and then calcining under the atmosphere of helium at the temperature of 600 ℃ for 4h to finally obtain the nickel-manganese-iron ternary alloy composite electrode with the gradient structure, wherein the rest is the same as that in the embodiment 1.
The embodiments described above are described to facilitate an understanding and use of the invention by those skilled in the art. It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications to these embodiments may be made, and the generic principles described herein may be applied to other embodiments without the use of the inventive faculty. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art should make improvements and modifications within the scope of the present invention based on the disclosure of the present invention.

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1. A preparation method of a nickel-based alloy composite electrode with a gradient component structure is characterized by comprising the following steps of firstly, placing a nickel-based body in a weak acid solution for pretreatment, and removing surface impurities; then, placing a nickel base body in a nickel base alloy catalyst precursor water solution, depositing a nickel base alloy catalyst under an electrochemical condition, and forming a nickel base alloy catalyst layer with a gradient component structure by continuously regulating and controlling the component concentration of the catalyst precursor; then, placing the composite electrode loaded with the catalyst in ammonium solution for selective electrochemical etching; and then, calcining to finally prepare the nickel-based alloy composite electrode with the gradient component structure.
2. The method for preparing a nickel-based alloy composite electrode with a gradient composition structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the weak acid solution includes one or more of citric acid, oxalic acid, diluted hydrochloric acid, and diluted sulfuric acid, and has a pH of 1-4.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the catalyst precursor aqueous solution contains Ni 2+ And M metal ions, M being a metal element which does not undergo a coordination complex reaction with the ammonium ion, the M metal ions including but not limited to Fe 2+ 、Mn 2+ One or more of them.
4. The method for preparing a nickel-based alloy composite electrode having a gradient composition structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein Ni is contained in the catalyst precursor aqueous solution 2+ Initial concentration of 0.2-1mol/L, initial concentration of M metal ion of 0.02-0.5mol/L, ni in initial electrodeposition solution 2+ The concentration is greater than the concentration of M metal ions.
5. The method for preparing a nickel-based alloy composite electrode having a gradient composition structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the metal ions having M but not Ni are continuously added during the electrochemical deposition process 2+ The concentration of M metal ions in the aqueous solution of the catalyst precursor of (1) is 0.02 to 0.5mol/L, so that Ni is present in the whole electrodeposition process 2+ The relative concentration and the relative concentration of M metal ions present continuous gradient change, ni 2+ The relative concentration is gradually reduced, the relative concentration of M metal ions is gradually increased, and finally the nickel-based alloy catalyst layer with continuously changed components is formed.
6. The junction of claim 1 having a gradient compositionThe preparation method of the structured nickel-based alloy composite electrode is characterized in that the current density used in the electrochemical deposition process is 1-500mA/cm 2 The time is 1-60min; the current density used for the electrochemical etching is 5-100mA/cm 2 The time is 5-60min.
7. The method for preparing the nickel-based alloy composite electrode with the gradient composition structure according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of the ammonium solution is 0.1-2mol/L, and the ammonium compound used for preparing the ammonium solution includes one or more of ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium carbonate, ammonium acetate and ammonium oxalate.
8. The method for preparing a nickel-based alloy composite electrode having a gradient composition structure according to claim 1, comprising the steps of:
(1) Surface impurity removal treatment of a nickel matrix: putting the nickel substrate into a weak acid solution for ultrasonic treatment for 15-60min to remove surface impurities, and then washing the nickel substrate with deionized water until the pH value is 7-8;
(2) Electrochemical deposition preparation of the nickel-based alloy catalyst: adopting a two-electrode system, placing the treated nickel substrate serving as a cathode in a catalyst precursor aqueous solution with a certain concentration for electrochemical deposition;
(3) Selective etching of the composite electrode: placing a composite electrode loaded with a nickel-based alloy catalyst layer with a gradient component structure in ammonium solution with certain concentration for selective electrochemical etching, and adopting a two-electrode system with the composite electrode as an anode;
(4) Calcining the composite electrode: and cleaning the composite electrode subjected to the treatment by using deionized water, drying, and then calcining in a protective atmosphere at the temperature of 200-600 ℃ for 0.5-4h to finally obtain the nickel-based alloy composite electrode with the gradient structure.
9. A nickel-based alloy composite electrode having a gradient composition structure, which is manufactured by the manufacturing method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
10. Use of a nickel base alloy composite electrode with a gradient composition structure according to claim 9, characterized in that the composite electrode is used for alkaline electrolytic hydrogen production.
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