Sulfide doped cobalt oxide nanosphere as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

Abstract

Electrochemical water splitting has been known as a promising and environmental approach to produce hydrogen by avoiding relying on fossil fuels. Unfortunately, the efficient and large-scale H2 production is still hindered by the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the anode side of a water electrolyzer. Herein, we report a novel amorphous sulfide doped cobalt oxide (amorphous Co-S-O) nanosphere as an efficient electrocatalyst for OER. The Co-S-O electrode exhibits high HER activity and good