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@ARTICLE{Wei:878262,
author = {Wei, Xian-Kui and Xiong, Dehua and Liu, Lifeng and
Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E.},
title = {{S}elf-{E}pitaxial {H}etero-{N}anolayers and {S}urface
{A}tom {R}econstruction in {E}lectrocatalytic {N}ickel
{P}hosphides},
journal = {ACS applied materials $\&$ interfaces},
volume = {12},
number = {19},
issn = {1944-8252},
address = {Washington, DC},
publisher = {Soc.},
reportid = {FZJ-2020-02731},
pages = {21616 - 21622},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Surface atomic, compositional, and electronic structures
play decisive roles in governing the performance of
catalysts during electrochemical reactions. Nevertheless,
for efficient and cheap transition-metal phosphides used for
water splitting, such atomic-scale structural information is
largely missing. Despite much effort being made so far,
there is still a long way to go for establishing a precise
structure–activity relationship. Here, in combination with
electron-beam bombardment and compositional analysis, our
atomic-scale transmission electron microscopy study on Ni5P4
nanosheets, with a preferential (001) orientation, directly
reveals the coverage of a self-epitaxial Ni2P nanolayer on
the phosphide surface. Apart from the presence of nickel
vacancies in the Ni5P4 phase, our quantum-mechanical image
simulations also suggest the existence of an additional NiPx
(0 < x < 0.5) nanolayer, characteristic of complex surface
atom reconstruction, on the outermost surface of the
phosphides. The surface chemical gradient and the
core–shell scenario, probably responsible for the
passivated catalytic activity, provide a novel insight to
understand the catalytic performance of transition-metal
catalysts used for electrochemical energy conversion.},
cin = {ER-C-1},
ddc = {600},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)ER-C-1-20170209},
pnm = {143 - Controlling Configuration-Based Phenomena (POF3-143)
/ CritCat - Towards Replacement of Critical Catalyst
Materials by Improved Nanoparticle Control and Rational
Design (686053)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-143 / G:(EU-Grant)686053},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:32301601},
UT = {WOS:000535246100045},
doi = {10.1021/acsami.0c03154},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/878262},
}