FeCoCuMnRuB Nanobox with Dual Driving of High-Entropy and Electron-Trap Effects as the Efficient Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation.
Nano Lett
; 24(9): 2831-2838, 2024 Mar 06.
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ABSTRACT
High-entropy borides hold potential as electrocatalysts for water oxidation. However, the synthesis of the tailored nanostructures remains a challenge due to the thermodynamic immiscibility of polymetallic components. Herein, a FeCoCuMnRuB nanobox decorated with a nanosheet array was synthesized for the first time by a "coordination-etch-reduction" method. The FeCoCuMnRuB nanobox has various structural characteristics to express the catalytic performance; meanwhile, it combines the high-entropy effect of multiple components with the electron trap effect induced by electron-deficient B, synergistically regulating its electronic structure. As a result, FeCoCuMnRuB nanobox exhibits enhanced OER activity with a low overpotential (η10 = 233 mV), high TOF value (0.0539 s-1), small Tafel slope (61 mV/dec), and a satisfactory stability for 200 h, outperforming the high-entropy alloy and low-entropy borides. This work develops a high entropy and electron-deficient B-driven strategy for motivating the catalytic performance of water oxidation, which broadens the structural diversity and category of high-entropy materials.
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2024
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