In the industry, cheap and stable electrocatalysts are
eagerly expected for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at a high current
density. Two-component electrochemical catalysts with integrated multiple
interfaces seem to be an expedient strategy to enhance the inherent electronic structure of hybrid
electrocatalysts and optimize the catalytic ability. In this work, we report an
active tungsten carbide and nickel hydroxide (WC/Ni(OH)
2)
electrocatalyst seamlessly synthesized on the substrate of W foil. Ni(OH)
2 trends to adsorb OH
ad and WC can effectively adsorb H
ad.
Prompted by the synergistic effect, the ability of the catalyst manifests an
effective HER kinetics with an overpotential of 475 mV (
vs. RHE) at a high current density of 1000 mA/cm
2 in 1 M
KOH. Moreover, due to its self-supported construction, the catalyst presents
reliable long-term stability with no obvious active property loss after 8000
cycles and 50 hours of operation in an alkaline solution.