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A corrosion-reconstructed and stabilized economical Fe-based catalyst for oxygen evolution

Zhiquan Lang1, Guang-Ling Song1,2,3,4( ), Pengpeng Wu1, Dajiang Zheng1
Center for Marine Materials Corrosion and Protection, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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The as-prepared corrosion-reconstructed Fe-CoCl2 OER catalyst has a low over-potential only 320 mV, and an outstanding durability over 600 h at a high current density 100 mA·cm−2.

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The anode activity can to a great degree limit the cathodic hydrogen evolution efficiency in an electrolyte cell. Thus, cost-efficient electrocatalysts with good water oxidation performance and stability are highly desired in widespread implementation of the hydrogen production from water splitting. This paper proposes a facile corrosion-reconstruction strategy to transform Fe surface into a Fe-Co hydroxide layer to improve the oxygen evolution activity. The as-prepared catalyst was measured to have an over-potentential as low as 320 mV at 100 mA·cm−2, and its stability even exceeded 600 h. Surface and Raman spectroscopy analyses indicated that the catalyst experienced chemical changes from hydroxides to oxyhydroxides and Co2+ to Co3+ during oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The corrosion-reconstruction is not only an economical method to synthesize a highly efficient, stable and durable Fe-based catalysts, it also converses the detrimental corrosion into a beneficial catalyst fabrication process.

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oxygen evolution reactionelectrocatalystcorrosionstability

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 2,
February 2023
Pages 2224-2229
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5006-y
Cite this article:
Lang Z, Song G-L, Wu P, et al. A corrosion-reconstructed and stabilized economical Fe-based catalyst for oxygen evolution. Nano Research, 2023, 16(2): 2224-2229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5006-y
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Received: 09 July 2022
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