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Regulate electric double layer for one-step synthesize and modulate the morphology of (oxy)hydroxides

Jiaxin Liu1, Yue Shi1, Yanli Gu1, Zheng Lv1, Liang Zhao1, Yu Yang1, Tianrong Zhan1, Jianping Lai1( ), Lei Wang1,2( )
State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
Shandong Engineering Research Center for Marine Environment Corrosion and Safety Protection, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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One-step electrodeposition was used to synthesize and modulate the morphology of integrated FeOOH by adjusting the electric double layer (EDL), which provides a feasible strategy for the synthesizing and regulating the morphology of other integrated transition metal (oxy)hydroxides and can be extended to other catalytic reactions.

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FeOOH have received considerable attention due to their natural abundance and cost-effectiveness. Despite the significant progress achieved, the one-step synthesis of integrated FeOOH is still a major challenge. Meanwhile, the current research on FeOOH catalyst still suffers from the unclear mechanism of controlling morphology. Here, density functional theory (DFT) calculations and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrated the strong electron-capturing and hydrogen absorption ability of Co in FeOOH, which further promotes the formation and stabilization of FeOOH. We used a one-step electrodeposition method to synthesize Co introduced FeOOH integrated electrocatalyst and propose to introduce ions with different valence states to regulate the morphology of FeOOH by precise modulation of electric double layer (EDL) composition and thickness. The prepared Co-FeOOH-K+ has a larger electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) (325 cm2) and turnover frequency (TOF) value (0.75 s−1). In the electrochemical experiments of an alkaline anion exchange membrane electrolyzer, Co-FeOOH-K+ shows better oxygen evolution performance than commercial RuO2 under industrial production conditions and has good industrial application prospects.

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integrated (oxy)hydroxideselectrodepositionelectric double layer (EDL)oxygen evolution reaction (OER)morphology regulation

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 5,
May 2024
Pages 3675-3683
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6264-z
Cite this article:
Liu J, Shi Y, Gu Y, et al. Regulate electric double layer for one-step synthesize and modulate the morphology of (oxy)hydroxides. Nano Research, 2024, 17(5): 3675-3683. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6264-z
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Received: 05 August 2023
Revised: 25 September 2023
Accepted: 11 October 2023
Published: 21 November 2023
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