Edge Sites with Unsaturated Coordination on Core-Shell Mn3 O4 @Mnx Co3-x O4 Nanostructures for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation.
Adv Mater
; 29(36)2017 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-28745412
ABSTRACT
Transition-metal oxides are extensively investigated as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, large-scale applications remain challenging due to their moderate catalytic activity. Optimized regulation of surface states can lead to improvement of catalytic properties. Here, the design of Mn@Cox Mn3-x O4 nanoparticles with abundant edge sites via a simple seed-mediated growth strategy is described. The unsaturated coordination generated on the edge sites of Cox Mn3-x O4 shells makes a positive contribution to the surface-structure tailoring. Density functional theory calculations indicate that the edge sites with unsaturated coordination exhibit intense affinity for OH- in the alkaline electrolyte, which greatly enhances the electrochemical OER performance of the catalysts. The resulting Mn@Cox Mn3-x O4 catalysts yield a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at an overpotential of 246 mV and a relatively low Tafel slope of 46 mV dec-1 . The successful synthesis of these metal oxides nanoparticles with edge sites may pave a new path for rationally fabricating efficient OER catalysts.
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MEDLINE
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Adv Mater
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BIOFISICA
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QUIMICA
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2017
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Article
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China