Plasma-Engineering of Oxygen Vacancies on NiCo2O4 Nanowires with Enhanced Bifunctional Electrocatalytic Performance for Rechargeable Zinc-air Battery.

Designing an efficient, durable, and inexpensive bifunctional electrocatalyst toward oxygen evolution reactions (OER) and oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) remains a significant challenge for the development of rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). The generation of oxygen vacancies plays a vital role in modifying the surface properties of transition-metal-oxides (TMOs) and thus optimizing their electrocatalytic performances. Herein, a H2/Ar plasma is employed to generate abundant oxygen vacancies at the surfaces of NiCo2O4 nanowires. Compared with the Ar plasma, the H2/Ar plasma generated more oxygen vacancies at the catalyst surface owing to the synergic effect of the Ar-related ions and H-radicals in the plasma. As a result, the NiCo2O4 catalyst treated for 7.5 min in H2/Ar plasma exhibited the best bifunctional electrocatalytic activities and its gap potential between Ej = 10 for OER and E1/2 for ORR is even smaller than that of the noble-metal-based catalyst. In situ electrochemical experiments are also conducted to reveal the proposed mechanisms for the enhanced electrocatalytic performance. The rechargeable ZABs, when equipped with cathodes utilizing the aforementioned catalyst, achieved an outstanding charge-discharge gap, as well as superior cycling stability, outperforming batteries employing noble-metal catalyst counterparts.

NiCo2O4@SnS2nanosheets on carbon cloth as efficient bi-functional material for high performance supercapacitor and sensor applications.

Bi-functional materials provide an opportunity for the development of high-performance devices. Up till now, bi-functional performance of NiCo2O4@SnS2nanosheets is rarely investigated. In this work, NiCo2O4@SnS2nanosheets were synthesized on carbon cloth by utilizing a simple hydrothermal technique. The developed electrode (NiCo2O4@SnS2/CC) was investigated for the detection of L-Cysteine and supercapacitors applications. As a non-enzymatic sensor, the electrode proved to be highly sensitive for the detection of L-cysteine. The electrode exhibits a reproducible sensitivity of 4645.82µA mM-1cm-2in a wide linear range from 0.5 to 5 mM with a low limit of detection (0.005µM). Moreover, the electrode shows an excellent selectivity and long-time stability. The high specific surface area, enhanced kinetics, good synergy and distinct architecture of NiCo2O4@SnS2nanosheets produce a large number of active sites with substantial energy storage potential. As a supercapacitor, the electrode exhibits improve capacitance of 655.7 F g-1at a current density of 2 A g-1as compare to NiCo2O4/CC (560 F g-1). Moreover, the electrode achieves 95.3% of its preliminary capacitance after 10 000 cycles at 2 A g-1. Our results show that NiCo2O4@SnS2/CC nanosheets possess binary features could be attractive electrode material for the development of non-enzymatic biosensors as well as supercapacitors.

Application of N-doped NiCo2O4/NiO/Co3O4composites rich in oxygen vacancies in electromagnetic wave absorption.

In this work, N-doped and oxygen vacancy-rich NiCo2O4/NiO/Co3O4composites are synthesized by the direct calcination method. Noticeably, by changing the additive concentrations of urea dissolved in DMF (N-N dimethylformamide), the electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption abilities of NiCo2O4/NiO/Co3O4composite effectively. A maximum reflection loss (RLmax) value at 12.94 GHz for a 2.8 mm thick sheet is -29.76 dB, while its effective absorption bandwidth (RL < -10 dB) reaches 4.21 GHz. In-depth research of possible mechanisms of EMW absorption enhancement. Owing to its simple preparation method and superb EMW absorption properties, the NiCo2O4/NiO/Co3O4composites have a chance to be suitable candidates for high-property EMW absorbers.

Insights into the interface of NiCo2O4 spinel /LaCoO3 perovskite nano-composite for CO and soot oxidation.

In the quest for the development of thermally stable, highly active and low-cost catalysts for use in catalyzed diesel particulate filter, nano-composites are new areas of research. Therefore, we reported the easy synthesis of spinel NiCo2O4/perovskite LaCoO3 nano-composite, and its individual oxides NiCo2O4 and LaCoO3 for comparison. The detailed insights into the physio-chemical characteristics of formed NiCo2O4/ LaCoO3 nano-composite were done based on various characterization analysis such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), N2 physiosorption, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The characterization analysis of NiCo2O4/LaCoO3 revealed the successful formation of a chemical interface possessing strong interfacial interaction, resulting in desirable physicochemical characteristics such as small crystallite size, abundant mesoporosity, high specific surface area and activation of surface lattice oxygen. Owing to the desirable characteristics, the activity results over NiCo2O4/LaCoO3 nano-composite showed the excellent CO oxidation performance and high soot oxidation activity, recyclability and thermal stability. This work mainly attempts to emphasize the effectiveness of the facile, inexpensive and conventionally used precipitation method for the successful formation of highly efficient nano-composites.

NiCo2 O4 /Hollow Mesoporous Carbon Nanosphere Hybrids Enabling Super-Hydrophobicity, Thermal Insulation, and Highly Efficient Microwave Absorption.

The combination of 2D magnetic nanosheets and mesoporous carbon with unique interfaces shows considerable prospects for microwave absorption (MA). However, traditional assembly procedures make it impossible to accurately manage the assembly of magnetic nanosheets in carbon matrices. Herein, a reverse strategy for preparing complex magnetic nanosheet cores inside carbon-based yolk-shell structures is developed. This innovative approach focuses on controlling the initial crystallite formation sites in a hydrothermal reaction as well as the inflow and in situ growth behavior of 2D NiCo-layered double hydroxide precursors based on the capillary force induced by hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres. Accordingly, the as-prepared YS-CNC-2 absorber exhibits remarkable MA performances, with an optimal reflection loss as low as -60.30 dB at 2.5 mm and an effective absorption bandwidth of 5.20 GHz at 2.0 mm. The loss of electromagnetic waves (EMW) depends on natural resonance loss, dipole polarization relaxation, and multiple scattering behavior. On top of that, the functionalized super-hydrophobic MA coating is produced in spraying and curing processes utilizing YS-CNC-2 nanoparticles and fumed silica additives in the polydimethylsiloxane matrix. The excellent thermal insulation, self-cleaning capability, and durability in diverse solutions of the coating promise potential applications for military equipment in moist situations.

Dense NiCo2 O4 Nanoneedles Grown on Carbon Foam Showing Excellent Electrochemical and Microwave Absorption Properties.

Electromagnetic pollution could harm sensitive electronic equipment due to the rising use of electronic devices and communication infrastructure. The supercapacitor's electrochemical performance should be enhanced, and electromagnetic damage should be prevented. This study proposes NiCo2 O4 /CF composites for supercapacitors and microwave absorption. They are made by combining hydrothermal and annealing processes. Dense NiCo2 O4 nanoneedles were uniformly grown on the outer layer of carbon foam (CF) as a growth skeleton, preventing the agglomeration of NiCo2 O4 . The composite had a specific capacitance of 537.5 F/g at 1 A/g. When the current density was set to 1 A/g, the supercapacitor that used NiCo2 O4 /CF as the cathode had a specific capacitance of 70.7 F/g, and when the current density was increased to 10 A/g, the original specific capacitance of 87.2 % could still be maintained after 5000 charge-discharge cycles. At a power density of 3695.5 W/kg, an energy density of 22.1 Wh/kg could be maintained. Furthermore, we performed a microwave absorption test and determined its reflection loss curve for various sample thicknesses. Recombination enhanced the composite material's microwave absorption capability by greatly reducing the dielectric loss and the magnetic loss.

Rich-grain-boundary Ni-Co-Se nanowire arrays for fast charge storage in alkaline electrolyte.

In this work, the one-dimensional (1D) Ni-Co-Se nanowire arrays with rich grain-boundaries were prepared through the solvothermal method and gas-phase selenizaiton. The results showed that the structure and crystallization of the Ni-Co-Se nanowire arrays could be modulated through the optimization of selenizaiton time. The optimal Ni-Co-Se electrode sample displayed an area specific capacitance of 242.6µAh cm-2at 30 mA cm-2with a current retention rate of 68.34%. The assembled Ni-Co-Se/Active carbon (AC) electrode-based asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) showed the area specific capacitances of 329.2µAh cm-2and 225.8µAh cm-2at 3 mA cm-2and 30 mA cm-2, respectively. A 73.33% retention rate of capacitance was observed after 8000 charge/discharge cycles. Besides, the further fabricated all-solid ASC delivered the power densities of 342.94 W kg-1and 3441.33 W kg-1at the energy densities of 37.62 Wh kg-1and 25.81 Wh kg-1, respectively. Those results suggested the potentials of the obtained Ni-Co-Se nanowire arrays as electrode material for the high-performance pseudocapacitors.

Progressive yield of nickel cobaltite nanocubes for visible light utilization and degrading activities of methyl orange dye pollutant.

In this study, pure cobalt oxide (Co3O4) as well as nickel cobaltite (NiCo2O4) were investigated with their capacity of degradation efficiency for textile dyes like methyl orange (MO) employing visible light irradiation. Two variable concentrations of nickel cobaltite (NiCo2O4) with 75:25 and 50:50 wt ratios along with the pure metal oxides were synthesized by thermal decomposition method and analyzed by various sophisticated instruments. Initially, the structural characteristics described the fine crystalline nature of NiCo2O4 and also exhibits reduced size than the pure component material (Co3O4). Besides, NiCo2O4 catalysts represented nano cubic shaped particles, and also their coordinating functional groups were evaluated. Further, the absorption wavelength confirms the two band positions of NiCo2O4 which leads to promote visible light absorption, and degrading efficiency of about 47.5% for NiCo2O4 (75:25) sample compared with NiCo2O4 (50:50) which produced only 26.3% degradation. This higher efficiency of the former was due to high crystallinity and interfacial charge transfer of combined Ni2+, Ni3+, Co2+ and Co3+ redox couples. This consecutively produces effective OH radicals that brought the degradation effectively under visible light. The recycling capacity up to 5 repeated cycles has been studied with the NiCo2O4 (75:25) and therefore the catalyst can further be used in other dye degradation.

Design of Hollow Porous P-NiCo2O4@Co3O4 Nanoarray and Its Alkaline Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Performance.

Alkaline aqueous zinc-ion batteries possess a wider potential window than those in mildly acidic systems; they can achieve high energy density and are expected to become the next generation of energy storage devices. In this paper, a hollow porous P-NiCo2O4@Co3O4 nanoarray is obtained by ion etching and the calcination and phosphating of ZiF-67, which is directly grown on foam nickel substrate, as a precursor. It exhibits excellent performance as a cathode material for alkaline aqueous zinc-ion batteries. A high discharge specific capacity of 225.3 mAh g-1 is obtained at 1 A g-1 current density, and it remains 81.9% when the current density is increased to 10 A g-1. After one thousand cycles of charging and discharging at 3 A g-1 current density, the capacity retention rate is 88.8%. Even at an excellent power density of 25.5 kW kg-1, it maintains a high energy density of 304.5 Wh kg-1. It is a vital, promising high-power energy storage device for large-scale applications.

Sea Urchin-like NiCo2O4 Catalyst Activated Peroxymonosulfate for Degradation of Phenol: Performance and Mechanism.

How to efficiently activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) in a complex water matrix to degrade organic pollutants still needs greater efforts, and cobalt-based bimetallic nanomaterials are desirable catalysts. In this paper, sea urchin-like NiCo2O4 nanomaterials were successfully prepared and comprehensively characterized for their structural, morphological and chemical properties via techniques, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), among others. The sea urchin-like NiCo2O4 nanomaterials exhibited remarkable catalytic performance in activating PMS to degrade phenol. Within the NiCo2O4/PMS system, the removal rate of phenol (50 mg L-1, 250 mL) reached 100% after 45 min, with a reaction rate constant k of 0.091 min-1, which was 1.4-times higher than that of the monometallic compound Co3O4/PMS system. The outstanding catalytic activity of sea urchin-like NiCo2O4 primarily arises from the synergistic effect between Ni and Co ions. Additionally, a comprehensive analysis of key parameters influencing the catalytic activity of the sea urchin-like NiCo2O4/PMS system, including reaction temperature, initial pH of solution, initial concentration, catalyst and PMS dosages and coexisting anions (HCO3-, Cl-, NO3- and humic acid), was conducted. Cycling experiments show that the material has good chemical stability. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and quenching experiments verified that both radical activation (SO4•-, •OH, O2•-) and nonradical activation (1O2) are present in the NiCo2O4/PMS system. Finally, the possible degradation pathways in the NiCo2O4/PMS system were proposed based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Favorably, sea urchin-like NiCo2O4-activated PMS is a promising technology for environmental treatment and the remediation of phenol-induced water pollution problems.

H2S/Butane Dual Gas Sensing Based on a Hydrothermally Synthesized MXene Ti3C2Tx/NiCo2O4 Nanocomposite.

Real-time sensing of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) at room temperature is important to ensure the safety of humans and the environment. Four kinds of different nanocomposites, such as MXene Ti3C2Tx, Ti3AlC2, WS2, and MoSe2/NiCo2O4, were synthesized using the hydrothermal method in this paper. Initially, the intrinsic properties of the synthesized nanocomposites were studied using different techniques. P-type butane and H2S-sensing behaviors of nanocomposites were performed and analyzed deeply. Four sensor sheets were fabricated using a spin-coating method. The gas sensor was distinctly part of the chemiresistor class. The MXene Ti3C2Tx/NiCo2O4-based gas sensor detected the highest response (16) toward 10 ppm H2S at room temperature. In comparison, the sensor detected the highest response (9.8) toward 4000 ppm butane at 90 °C compared with the other three fabricated sensors (Ti3AlC2, WS2, and MoSe2/NiCo2O4). The MXene Ti3C2Tx/NiCo2O4 sensor showed excellent responses, minimum limits of detection (0.1 ppm H2S and 5 ppm butane), long-term stability, and good reproducibility compared with the other fabricated sensors. The highest sensing properties toward H2S and butane were accredited to p-p heterojunctions, higher BET surface areas, increased oxygen species, etc. These simply synthesized nanocomposites and fabricated sensors present a novel method for tracing H2S and butane at the lowest concentration to prevent different gas-exposure-related diseases.

Efficient degradation of atrazine through in-situ anchoring NiCo2O4 nanosheets on biochar to activate sulfite under neutral condition.

Sulfite (S(IV)) is a promising substitute for sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes. Here, a composite of in-situ anchoring NiCo2O4 nanosheets on biochar (BC) was firstly employed as a heterogeneous activator for sulfite (NiCo2O4@BC-sulfite) to degrade atrazine (ATZ) in the neutral environment. The synergistic coupling of BC and NiCo2O4 endows the resulting composite excellent catalytic activity. 82% of the degradation ratio of ATZ (1 mg/L) could be achieved within 10 min at initial concentrations of 0.6 g/L NiCo2O4@BC, 3.0 mmol/L sulfite in neutral environment. When further supplementing sulfite into the system at 20 min (considering the depletion of sulfite), outstanding degradation efficiency (∼ 100%) were achieved in the next 10 min without any other energy input by the NiCo2O4@BC-sulfite system. The features of the prepared catalysts and the effects of some key parameters on ATZ degradation were systematically examined. A strong inner-sphere complexation (Co2+/Ni2+-SO32-) was explored between sulfite and the metal sites on the NiCo2O4@BC surface. The redox cycle of the surface metal efficiently mediated sulfite activation and triggered the series radical chain reactions. The generated radicals, in particular the surface-bound radicals were involved in ATZ degradation. High performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS) technique was used to detect the degradation intermediates. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to illustrate the possible degradation pathways of ATZ. Finally, an underlying mechanism for ATZ removal was proposed. The present study offered a low-cost and sustainable catalyst for sulfite activation to remove ATZ in an environmentally friendly manner from wastewater.

Quench-Induced Surface Engineering Boosts Alkaline Freshwater and Seawater Oxygen Evolution Reaction of Porous NiCo2 O4 Nanowires.

The electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by efficient catalysts is a crucial step for the conversion of renewable energy into hydrogen fuel, in which surface/near-surface engineering has been recognized as an effective strategy for enhancing the intrinsic activities of the OER electrocatalysts. Herein, a facile quenching approach is demonstrated that can simultaneously enable the required surface metal doping and vacancy generation in reconfiguring the desired surface of the NiCo2 O4 catalyst, giving rise to greatly enhanced OER activities in both alkaline freshwater and seawater electrolytes. As a result, the quenched-engineered NiCo2 O4 nanowire electrode achieves a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a low overpotential of 258 mV in 1 m KOH electrolyte, showing the remarkable catalytic performance towards OER. More impressively, the same electrode also displays extraordinary activity in an alkaline seawater environment and only needs 293 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 . Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal the strong electronic synergies among the metal cations in the quench-derived catalyst, where the metal doping regulates the electronic structure, thereby yielding near-optimal adsorption energies for OER intermediates and giving rise to superior activity. This study provides a new quenching method to obtain high-performance transition metal oxide catalysts for freshwater/seawater electrocatalysis.

Ambient Ammonia Synthesis via Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrate Enabled by NiCo2 O4 Nanowire Array.

NiCo2 O4 nanowire array on carbon cloth (NiCo2 O4 /CC) is proposed as a highly active electrocatalyst for ambient nitrate (NO3 - ) reduction to ammonia (NH3 ). In 0.1 m NaOH solution with 0.1 m NaNO3 , such NiCo2 O4 /CC achieves a high Faradic efficiency of 99.0% and a large NH3 yield up to 973.2 µmol h-1  cm-2 . The superior catalytic activity of NiCo2 O4 comes from its half-metal feature and optimized adsorption energy due to the existence of Ni in the crystal structure. A Zn-NO3 - battery with NiCo2 O4 /CC cathode also shows a record-high battery performance.

Adjusting grain boundary within NiCo2O4rod arrays by phosphating reaction for efficient hydrogen production.

In this work, the density and electronic structures of the metal active sites in NiCo2O4nanorod arrays were concurrently tuned by controlling the sample's exposure time in a phosphorization process. The results showed that both the density and electronic structure of the active adsorption sites played a key role towards the catalytic activity for water splitting to produce hydrogen. The optimal catalyst exhibited 81 mV overpotential for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at 10 mA cm-2and 313 mV overpotential towards oxygen evolution reaction at 50 mA cm-2. The assembled electrode delivered a current density of 50 mA cm-2at 1.694 V in a fully functional water electrolyzer. The further results of theoretical density functional theory calculations revealed the doping of P elements lowered down the H adsorption energies involved in the water splitting process on the various active sites of P-NiCo2O4-10 catalyst, and thus enhanced its HER catalytic activities.

A persulfate oxidation system for removing acid orange from aqueous solution: Evaluation and degradation mechanism.

Peroxymonosulfate-based advanced oxidation (PMS-AOP) is a promising technology for the degradation of environmental pollutants. PMS can be activated by various transition metals, especially cobalt-based catalysts, but pure cobalt catalyst suffers from severe metal leakage and poor cyclicality. This study synthesized NiCo2O4 using a co-precipitation hydrothermal method. The structures, morphologies, and chemical states of the prepared catalysts were hexagonal sheet structures. The activation of PMS by catalyst (NiCo2O4) is investigated in a PMS/carbonate (PC) system for Orange II degradation. The observed pseudo-first-order rate constants (k1) were assessed by the effects of different water matrices and operation conditions. The results show that kobs with NiCo2O4 were increased by 13 times than that of treatment without NiCo2O4. This was mainly due to Co3+ and Ni3+ act as electron acceptors to capture electrons from the PMS/PC system, forming a good redox cycle with HSO5-/SO5- and oxidizing Co2+/Ni2+ to produce a large amount of more active components (e.g., 1O2 and SO4⋅-). The good reusability and high stability of NiCo2O4 were demonstrated by five recycle tests. These results suggest that the NiCo2O4/PC system is an efficient and stable method of pollution remediation.

Responsive Ag@NiCo2O4 Nanowires Anchored on N-Doped Carbon Cloth as Array Electrodes for Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensing.

The development of responsive materials in a predictable manner is high on the list of the material industry's trends. In this work, responsive Ag@NiCo2O4 nanowires were, firstly, anchored on N-doped carbon cloth (NC) and, then, employed as array electrodes for a nonenzymatic glucose-sensing application. The results showed that the highly conductive NiCo2O4 nanowires supported Ag nanoparticles and exhibited high conductivity and electrocatalytic properties. The fully exposed crystalline planes of Ag nanoparticles provided more active surface sites. As a result, the assembled Ag@NiCo2O4-NC electrodes for the glucose-sensing evaluation delivered a selectivity of 2803 µA mM-1 cm-2 and a detection limit of 1.065 µM, which outperformed the literature-reported Ag- and NiCo2O4-based glucose-sensing catalysts.

Facile Synthesis of NiCo2O4 Nanowire Arrays/Few-Layered Ti3C2-MXene Composite as Binder-Free Electrode for High-Performance Supercapacitors.

Herein, a 3D hierarchical structure is constructed by growing NiCo2O4 nanowires on few-layer Ti3C2 nanosheets using Ni foam (NF) as substrate via simple vacuum filtration and solvothermal treatment. Ti3C2 nanosheets are directly anchored on NF surface without binders or surfactants, and NiCo2O4 nanowires composed of about 15 nm nanoparticles uniformly grow on Ti3C2/NF skeleton, which can provide abundant active sites and ion diffusion pathways for enhancing electrochemical performance. Benefiting from the unique structure feature and the synergistic effects of active materials, NiCo2O4/Ti3C2 exhibits a high specific capacitance of 2468 F g-1 at a current density of 0.5 A g-1 and a good rate performance. Based on this, an asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) based on NiCo2O4/Ti3C2 as positive electrode and activated carbon (AC)/NF as negative electrode is assembled. The ASC achieves a high specific capacitance of 253 F g-1 at 1 A g-1 along with 91.5% retention over 10,000 cycles at 15 A g-1. Furthermore, the ACS presents an outstanding energy density of 90 Wh kg-1 at the power density of 2880 W kg-1. This work provides promising guidance for the fabrication of binder-free, free-standing and hierarchical composites for energy storage application.

All Si3 N4 Nanowires Membrane Based High-Performance Flexible Solid-State Asymmetric Supercapacitor.

Recently, much attention has been drawn in the development of flexible energy storage devices due to the increasing demands for flexible/portable electronic devices with high energy density, low weight, and good flexibility. Herein, vertically oriented graphene nanosheets (VGNs) are in situ fabricated on the surface of free-standing and flexible Si3 N4 nanowires (NWs) membrane by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), which are directly used as flexible nanoscale conductive substrates. NiCo2 O4 hollow nanospheres (HSs) and FeOOH amorphous nanorods (NRs) are finally prepared on Si3 N4NWs @VGNs, which are served as the positive and negative electrodes, respectively. Profiting from the structural merits, the synthesized Si3 N4NWs @VGNs@NiCo2 O4HSs and Si3 N4NWs @VGNs@FeOOHNRs membrane electrodes exhibit remarkable electrochemical performance. Using Si3 N4NWs membrane as the separator, the assembled all Si3 N4NWs membrane-based flexible solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) with a wide operating potential window of 1.8 V yields the outstanding energy density of 96.3 Wh kg-1 , excellent cycling performance (91.7% after 6000 cycles), and good mechanical flexibility. More importantly, this work provides a rational design strategy for the preparation of flexible electrode materials and broadens the applications of Si3 N4NWs in the field of energy storage.

Designing an Electron-Deficient Pd/NiCo2O4 Bifunctional Electrocatalyst with an Enhanced Hydrodechlorination Activity to Reduce the Consumption of Pd.

Reducing the Pd loading on electrodes is critical in the electrocatalytic hydrodechlorination (EHDC) of chlorinated organic compounds (COCs). The EHDC reaction of COCs on Pd involves three steps: H* formation, H* adsorption, and dechlorination. It has been established that the initial hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) occurs on Pd0 and the dechlorination steps occur on Pd2+. A strategy is proposed to design new electrodes by adding a reducible HER-active interlayer to replace Pd0, fulfilling the responsibility of producing hydrogen, and to facilitate the formation of more Pd2+ for following C-Cl bond cleavage. Keeping the atomic hydrogen adsorption energy on the Pd/interlayer similar to that on pure Pd is also necessary for H* adsorption as well as to maintain a high EHDC activity. For the first time, the NiCo2O4-interlayer-modified Pd/Ni-foam electrode was applied in the EHDC of COCs, which enhanced the EHDC efficiency to 100% within 90 min and reduced 88.6% of Pd consumption. The Pd/NiCo2O4/Ni-foam electrode with enhanced EHDC activity was also observed with almost 100% product selectivity and good stability. A synergistic mechanism is proposed for the enhanced EHDC activity on the Pd/NiCo2O4/Ni-foam. This work offers a simple and useful strategy to design robust electrocatalysts for the EHDC of COCs.