The invention provides a ferronickel-based self-supporting
oxygen evolution
electrode and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: S1, adding
ferric salt,
nickel salt and an additive into a
solvent to obtain a
metal seed solution; s2, an
electrode substrate is placed in the
metal seed solution, the surface of the
electrode substrate is heated at the initial pH at the heating rate of 0.7-2.5 DEG C / min to form an iron-rich phase, when the pH reaches 6.5-7.5, a
nickel-based
transition layer is formed on the surface of the iron-rich phase at the heating rate of 0.1-0.7 DEG C / min, and when the pH reaches 7.5-8, the
nickel-based
transition layer is formed on the surface of the iron-rich phase at the heating rate of 0.1-0.7 DEG C / min; and stopping heating and carrying out heat preservation reaction to form the ferro-nickel layered double
hydroxide on the surface of the nickel-based
transition layer. The controllable preparation of the high-performance self-supporting electrode is realized by accurately controlling the
hydrothermal reaction process, the pores of the three-layer structure prepared on the surface of the electrode substrate are sequentially increased from inside to outside, the
discharge of reactant bodies and products is promoted, compared with the prior art, the
ion diffusion path is shortened by the three-layer graded pore channels, the
concentration polarization is obviously reduced, and the performance of the electrode is improved. The catalytic activity and the service life are both considered.