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Our study introduces a facile synthetic route for the in situ formation of nickel (Ni)-iron (Fe) oxyhydroxide from NiFe oxalate. By adding potassium fluoride (KF) to the synthetic solution, we achieved a predominant surface distribution of Fe (>80 at%) while limiting its bulk incorporation compared to solutions without KF. Operando Raman spectroscopy analysis confirms that the enriched Fe predominantly exists as FeOOH. Our optimized catalyst demonstrates significant efficiency, achieving a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a notably low overpotential of 226 mV.
RESUMEN
Despite extensive development, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts still require significant overpotentials to function. In this study, we show that the overpotential of a nickel (Ni) electrode for the OER can decrease by about 100 mV with fluorine (F) incorporation, particularly by a facile electrochemical approach at room temperature.