초록 |
The development of an efficient water electrolyser for sustainable hydrogen production still remains limited by the insufficient performance of the electrode.Herein, we report cost-effective fabrication of Cu-Co-P catalysts on a carbon paper substrate (Cu-Co-P/CP) via simple electrodeposition at room temperature and under ambient pressure. which is directly usable for an anion exchange membrane water electrolyser (AEMWE). The as-obtained Cu-Co-P/CP electrode was fully characterized and the structure, surface morphology and composition of deposits were studied to understand their effect on the catalytic activity for HER. Moreover, the electrochemical test indicated that the incorporation of Cu content into the Co-P structure results in enhancement ofcatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution in an alkaline electrolyte. An AEMWE single cell was constructed by employing the Cu-Co–P/CP cathode coupled with a commercial IrO2/CP anode, which exhibited acceptable cell performance. |