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Title A name given to the resource 2--Intercalated NiCo-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanospikes: An Efficiently Synergized Material for Urine to Direct H2 Generation Subject The topic of the resource hydrogen evolution reaction; layered double hydroxide; nickel oxyhydroxide; sewage denitrification; urea oxidation reaction; urine/urea electrolysis Description An account of the resource Substituting the energy-uphill water oxidation half-cell with readily oxidizable urea-rich urine, a ground-breaking bridge is constructed, combining the energy-efficient hydrogen generation and environmental protection. Hence, designing a robust multifunctional electrocatalyst is desirable for widespread implementation of this waste to fuel technology. In this context, here, we report a simple tuning of the electrocatalytically favorable characteristics of NiCo-layered double hydroxide by introducing [MoS4]2- in its interlayer space. The [MoS4]2- insertion as well as its effect on the electronic structure tuning is thoroughly studied via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in combination with electrochemical analysis. This insertion induces overall electronic structure tuning of the hydroxide layer in such a way that the designed catalyst exhibited favorable kinetics toward all the required reactions of hydrogen generation. This is why our homemade catalyst, when utilized both as a cathode and anode to fabricate a urea electrolyzer, required a mere .37 V cell potential to generate sufficient H2 by reaching the benchmark 10 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH/0.33 M urea along with long-lasting catalytic efficiency. Other indispensable reason of selecting [MoS4]2- is its high-valent nature making the catalyst highly selective and insensitive to common catalyst-poisoning toxins of urine. This is experimentally supported by performing the real urine electrolysis, where the nanospike-covered Ni foam-based catalyst showed a performance similar to that of synthetic urea, offering its industrial value. Other intuition of selecting [MoS4]2- was to provide a ligand-based mechanism for hydrogen evolution half-cell [hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)] to preclude the HER-competing oxygen reduction. Another crucial point of our work is its potential to avoid the mixing of two explosive product gases, that is, H2 and O2. 2019 American Chemical Society. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadeema A.; Kashyap V.; Gururaj R.; Kurungot S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol-11, No. 29, pp. 25917-25927. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available American Chemical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b06545" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b06545</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85070485703&amp;doi=10.1021%2Facsami.9b06545&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=282f8030ba09bd6347ea7072fd5950a6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85070485703&amp;doi=10.1021%2facsami.9b06545&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=282f8030ba09bd6347ea7072fd5950a6</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 19448244; PubMed ID: 31243949 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Nadeema A., Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, 110001, India; Kashyap V., Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, 110001, India; Gururaj R., Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India, Christ University, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Kurungot S., Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, 110001, India