The invention discloses a foamed
nickel loaded cross cluster-shaped multi-
metal phosphide. NiCoFeP is obtained by compounding Ni2P, CoP and FeP. The invention further discloses a preparation method of the foamed
nickel loaded cross cluster-shaped multi-
metal phosphide. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing Ni (OH) 2 / NF which is vertically arranged on the surface of foamed
nickel NF in situ through a nickel source and has a nano
lamellar structure thickness of 30-40nm, then preparing NiCoFe-LDH / NF with a cross-cluster-shaped structure thickness of 160-180nm in situ through a
cobalt source and an
iron source, and finally, phosphorizing through a
phosphorus source to prepare NiCoFeP / NF with a cross-cluster-shaped structure thickness of 30-50nm. When the catalyst is used as a water
electrolysis OER / HER
bifunctional catalyst, the OER
overpotential is 210-220 mV under the condition that the
current density is 50 mA cm <-2 >, and the HER
overpotential is 140-150 mV under the condition that the
current density is 20 mA cm <-2 >. When the catalyst is used as a complete
water splitting catalyst, the
current density can be 10mA cm <-2 > under the condition that the potential is 1.51 V; under the condition that the current density is 50mA cm <-2 >, the
operation time is 96 hours, and the potential is 1.81 V; and compared with the initial potential, the potential is only reduced by 5%, namely, the performance attenuation can be ignored.