Electrocatalytic properties of Fe-based bulk metallic glasses for hydrogen evolution reaction

Shan Lin Wang; Dong-Hyun Kim; Seonghoon Yi

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.28, No.8, 1672-1676, August, 2011

DOI10.1007/s11814-011-0034-4 Export Citation

Electrocatalytic properties of Fe-based bulk metallic glasses for hydrogen evolution reaction

Shan Lin Wang, Dong-Hyun Kim¹, and Seonghoon Yi^†

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-010, Korea
¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-010, Korea

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The electrocatalytic activity of newly developed Fe-based bulk metallic glasses was evaluated by polarization and impedance measurements in deaerated 1M KOH solution at room temperature. The electrocatalytic activity as well as the glass-forming ability of the Fe73C3Si7.3B8.5P5.7Mo2.5 alloy was improved by the partial substitution of Fe with 13.5 at% Co. In hydrogen evolution reaction, the metallic glasses exhibited higher activity than the activity of G14 (Fe60B10Si10Co20) metallic glass, which has been reported to be comparable to the activity of Pt electrode. The activity was further improved after a chemical pretreatment in 1 M HF solution for 1 min due to the formation of cobalt-rich layer with a large effective surface area.

Keywords:Fe-BMG;Electrocatalytic Activity;Hydrogen Evolution Reaction;Pretreatment

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