Herein, the strategy of homogenous inclusion of nanoparticles within the surface and interlayers of 2D MXenes is established to achieve effective oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance. A greater quantity of nano‐sized Ni(OH)2 particles is uniformly anchored on multilayered accordion‐like nanosheets of Ti3C2Tx. The strong interconnection of Ni(OH)2 on Ti3C2Tx promotes synergistic effects and improves electron transfer properties alongside the intrinsic OER activity. The Ti3C2Tx‐Ni(OH)2‐4 demonstrates remarkable OER activity by exhibiting a lower overpotential (235.54 mV at 10 mA cm−2) in alkaline conditions. Increased electrochemical active surface area (2.925 mF cm−2), lower charge transfer resistance, lowering the reaction barrier, and stabilizing/converting essential intermediates via the Ti3C2Tx‐Ni(OH)2 electrocatalyst synergistically improve OER activity. The effective interaction between Ti3C2Tx and Ni(OH)2 in Ti3C2Tx‐Ni(OH)2 improves stability during long‐term operations. Moreover, a Ti3C2Tx‐Ni(OH)2‐4||Pt/C cell has 1.7V at 10 mA cm−1 . It can be deduced that the usage of Ni(OH)2 as an electrocatalyst together with Ti3C2Tx can provide noteworthy water‐splitting properties.
29 September 2023 in Journal of Alloys and Compounds