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Diatomic Fe-Co catalysts synergistically catalyze oxygen evolution reaction

Tianmi Tang1, Jingyi Han1, Zhenlu Wang1, Xiaodi Niu2( ), Jingqi Guan1( )
Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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The diatomic catalyst (DA-FC-NG) with FeN3-CoN3 sites shows excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance with a η10 of 268 mV and a Tafel slope of 50 mV·dec−1.

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The design of diatomic catalysts with uniformly dispersed metal atoms is expected to improve catalytic performance, which is conducive to the intensive comprehending of the synergistic mechanism between dual-metal sites for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the atomic level. Herein, we design a strategy to immobilize bimetallic Fe-Co atoms onto nitrogen-doped graphene to obtain a diatomic catalyst (DA-FC-NG) with FeN3-CoN3 configuration. The DA-FC-NG shows excellent OER activity with a low overpotential (η10 = 268 mV), which is superior to commercial iridium dioxide catalysts. Theoretical calculations uncover that the excellent activity of DA-FC-NG is due to the interaction between Fe and Co diatoms, which causes charge rearrangement and induces the adsorption of intermediates on the Fe–O–Co bridge structure, thus improving the catalytic OER performance. This work is of great significance for the design of highly active diatomic catalysts to replace noble metal catalysts for energy-related applications.

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oxygen evolution reactiondiatomic catalystFeN3-CoN3X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) spectrumtheoretical calculation

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 5,
May 2024
Pages 3794-3800
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6318-2
Cite this article:
Tang T, Han J, Wang Z, et al. Diatomic Fe-Co catalysts synergistically catalyze oxygen evolution reaction. Nano Research, 2024, 17(5): 3794-3800. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6318-2
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Catalysis Catalyst activityCatalystsCatalytic oxidation Electrocatalysis ElectrocatalystsElectrolysis NanocatalystsOxygen evolution reaction

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Received: 21 September 2023
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