ElectrocatalysisPub Date : 2023-10-09DOI: 10.1007/s12678-023-00843-w
Keriman M. Abd-Elsabur, Mohamed Abd-Elsabour, Fawzy H. Assaf, Ibrahem M. A. Hasan
{"title":"Electrochemical Estimation of Cd and Cu Ions Simultaneously Using a Modified MgO/Fe2O3 Nanocomposite/Carbon Paste Electrode","authors":"Keriman M. Abd-Elsabur, Mohamed Abd-Elsabour, Fawzy H. Assaf, Ibrahem M. A. Hasan","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00843-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00843-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Heavy metals are serious inorganic pollutants that need to be monitored in the hydrosphere with simple and cheap methods. Herein, a new sensor was fabricated by modifying a carbon paste electrode with MgO/Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanocomposite for simple, rapid, accurate, and highly sensitive simultaneous determination of Cd (II) and Cu (II) using differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry. The electrochemical behavior of the constructed sensor was examined, and all parameters were optimized including deposition potential, time, pH, and scan rate. For Cd (II) and Cu (II), the respective detection limits were determined to be 3.3 × 10<sup>−11</sup> M and 3.6 × 10<sup>−11</sup> M, and the respective quantification limits were 1.1 × 10<sup>−10</sup> M and 1.2 × 10<sup>−10</sup> M. The sensor estimated Cd (II) and Cu (II) in Nile river, tap, and bottled real water samples with high recoveries ranging from 99 to 117%.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 6","pages":"875 - 890"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12678-023-00843-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134795699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ElectrocatalysisPub Date : 2023-09-18DOI: 10.1007/s12678-023-00842-x
A. Basilio-Brito, M. Landa-Castro, W. Sánchez-Ortiz, S. Rivera-Hernández, M. Romero-Romo, E. Arce-Estrada, J. Aldana-González, M. Palomar-Pardavé
{"title":"One-Step Ni-Co Alloy Nanoparticles Electrodeposition from Leach Liquor of Spent Ni-MH Batteries Using a Deep Eutectic Solvent and Its Use Towards Urea Electrooxidation","authors":"A. Basilio-Brito, M. Landa-Castro, W. Sánchez-Ortiz, S. Rivera-Hernández, M. Romero-Romo, E. Arce-Estrada, J. Aldana-González, M. Palomar-Pardavé","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00842-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00842-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This work reports a simple, low-cost, and environmentally friendly method to synthesize Ni-Co alloy nanoparticles (Ni-CoNPs) onto a glassy carbon electrode, GCE, and its use towards the efficient urea electrooxidation in basic aqueous media. Ni-CoNPs were directly electrodeposited onto the GCE surface, GCE/Ni-CoNPs by a single potentiostatic step, from the leached liquor of the cathode powder of spent Ni-MH batteries using the reline deep eutectic solvent, DES, as leaching agent, and electrolytic bath. The GCE/Ni-CoNPs were immersed in a 1 M KOH, 0.33 M urea aqueous solution and used as anode for urea electrochemical oxidation. The mass activity of this electrode depicted a maximum value of 27,900 mAmg<sup>−1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup> at ca 0.5 V vs. Ag/AgCl and a steady state mass activity of 1690 mAmg<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup> during the potentiodynamic and potentiostatic evaluation. The performance of the GCE/Ni-CoNPs electrode reported in this work is similar or better than other electrodes reported for this purpose using more sophisticated, time-consuming, and costly methods.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 6","pages":"869 - 874"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134797037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ElectrocatalysisPub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.1007/s12678-023-00839-6
Shivsharan M. Mali, Shankar S. Narwade, Balaji B. Mulik, Vijay S. Sapner, Shubham J. Annadate, Bhaskar R. Sathe
{"title":"Nanostructured Ce/CeO2-rGO: Highly Sensitive and Selective Electrochemical Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Sensor","authors":"Shivsharan M. Mali, Shankar S. Narwade, Balaji B. Mulik, Vijay S. Sapner, Shubham J. Annadate, Bhaskar R. Sathe","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00839-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00839-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Herein, cerium/cerium oxide nanoparticles have been decorated on reduced graphene oxide (Ce/CeO<sub>2</sub>-rGO) for room temperature electrochemical determination of H<sub>2</sub>S in 0.5 M KOH. There is a superior linear correlation between the peak current density and H<sub>2</sub>S content in the tested range of 1–5 ppm. Moreover, comparison to other abundant gases such as CO<sub>2</sub> shows no response at the potential of H<sub>2</sub>S oxidation, confirming no interference with H<sub>2</sub>S detection. It also reveals that the Ce/CeO<sub>2</sub>-rGO nanocomposite is a highly selective and sensitive system for the determination of H<sub>2</sub>S gas. Ce/CeO<sub>2</sub>-rGO synthesized by a simple chemical approach and further characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), coupled energy dispersive analysis of X-ray (EDAX), and BET-surface area measurement confirms the porosity of synthesized nanomaterials and homogeneous decoration of Ce/CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles on rGO sheets. The electrochemical studies, i.e., linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), of Ce/CeO<sub>2</sub>-rGO demonstrate the electrochemical H<sub>2</sub>S sensing at room temperature and for lower gas concentration (1 ppm) detection. The sensing mechanism is believed to be based on the modulation of the current and applied potential path across the electron exchange between the cerium oxide and rGO sites when exposed to H<sub>2</sub>S.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><p>One-pot synthesis of Ce/CeO<sub>2</sub>-GO hybrid nanostructure is of immense significance for H<sub>2</sub>S gas sensors. Here is a new superficial synthetic way intended for the synthesis of Ce/CeO<sub>2</sub>-GO nanocomposites through the sol–gel technique. Herein, we depict that the consequential Ce/CeO<sub>2</sub> NPs decorated on graphene oxide sheet material can give competent electrocatalysts for the H<sub>2</sub>S oxidation reaction in an alkaline condition. The current density of 5.9 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> on the tiny potential of 2.5 mV vs. SCE demonstrates huge catalytic bustle and stability.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 6","pages":"857 - 868"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134796637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ElectrocatalysisPub Date : 2023-08-30DOI: 10.1007/s12678-023-00840-z
Wasu Chaitree, Joongjai Panpranot
{"title":"Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glycerol using Electrolessly Deposited CuNiSnP Electrocatalysts Supported on Carbon in Alkaline Media","authors":"Wasu Chaitree, Joongjai Panpranot","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00840-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00840-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The electro-oxidation of glycerol (EOG) has gained wide attention as an alternative to producing value-added chemicals for glycerol valorization. In this study, a multimetallic electrocatalyst containing copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), and phosphorus (P) was supported on a carbon catalyzed substrate (CCS) using an electroless deposition technique and evaluated for EOG. The effect of the electroless deposition time (15, 30, and 45 min) was also studied. Characterization of the CuNiSnP/CCS electrocatalyst via X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy revealed the formation of a thin-film morphology containing Cu as the main species on the surface and covering the carbon substrate. The electrochemical performance evaluation showed that the electrocatalyst obtained after 30 min of electroless deposition produced the maximum current density (6.5 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>). The multimetallic composition of CuNiSnP/CCS provided better reaction performance than related tri- (CuNiP/CCS and NiSnP/CCS), bi- (NiP/CCS), and monometallic (Cu/CCS) composites according to the peak current densities for the forward (<i>i</i><sub><i>f</i></sub>) and backward (<i>i</i><sub><i>b</i></sub>) oxidation<i>,</i> the <i>i</i><sub><i>f</i></sub>/<i>i</i><sub><i>b</i></sub> ratio, and the onset potential. Furthermore, CuNiSnP/CCS exhibited more stable and stronger resistance to poisoning. Overall, this study demonstrates the potential of the new electrode material CuNiSnP/CCS as an effective electrocatalyst for EOG.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 6","pages":"840 - 856"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43653964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Multilayer Fiber Mesh Electrode for Ammonia Nitrogen Removal from Wastewater","authors":"Liyan Liao, Jiaxin Guo, Yibo Li, Yalin Wang, Diwen Ying, Jinping Jia","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00841-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00841-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A novel multilayer fiber mesh electrode was developed and manufactured at the pilot scale to treat ammonia nitrogen wastewater containing chlorine. The performance of the new electrode was investigated and evaluated in a lab-scale reactor and a pilot-scale reactor. The results of electrochemical characterization methods showed that the multilayer fiber mesh electrode had better performance than the plate electrode under the same conditions. Moreover, the ammonia removal efficiency with the multilayer fiber mesh electrode reached 100% in 30 min, which was five times that with the traditional plate electrode. The influences of different operating parameters, such as current density, pH value, and chloride ion concentration, were investigated in the lab-scale reactor. Interestingly, the ammonia removal efficiency in the reactor with the multilayer fiber mesh electrode was higher when the pH value was lower, which was totally different from the results using the plate electrode. The main reason for this phenomenon is that more active chlorine free radicals generated at low pH values can be effectively utilized in the through-flow reactor with the multilayer fiber mesh electrode. Furthermore, the current efficiency of the reaction and the anode efficiency of the electrode showed good performance. Furthermore, this configuration was effective in removing ammonia from real leachate in the pilot-scale test. The multilayer fiber mesh electrode in flow-through mode was shown to be a promising material for the treatment of ammonia nitrogen wastewater containing chloride ions.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 6","pages":"829 - 839"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43166045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ElectrocatalysisPub Date : 2023-08-12DOI: 10.1007/s12678-023-00838-7
Haniyeh Shafiei, Seyed Karim Hassaninejad-Darzi
{"title":"Simultaneous Electrocatalytic Measurement of Dopamine and Acetaminophen by Nanosensor Based on Ag@Polyoxometalate@Reduced Graphene Oxide and Ionic Liquid","authors":"Haniyeh Shafiei, Seyed Karim Hassaninejad-Darzi","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00838-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00838-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A novel electrochemical nanosensor was established for the simultaneous measurement of dopamine (DA) and acetaminophen (AC). The nanosensor was achieved by modification of carbon paste electrode (CPE) by Ag nanoparticle, polyoxometalate, reduced graphene oxide (Ag@POM@rGO), and ionic liquid (IL). The electrochemical behaviors of DA and AC were evaluated by Ag@POM@rGO-IL/CPE and various electrochemical methods. Design-Expert software by response surface methodology (RSM) approach was utilized to consider the interaction between the different factors. The best electrochemical response was attained with 0.01 g of IL and 0.04 g of Ag@POM@rGO in the modified electrode, phosphate buffer solution (0.1 M, pH 7.0), and a sweep rate of 0.07 V s<sup>−1</sup>. In the optimum situation, the calibration curves for DA and AC were achieved in a square wave voltammetry (SWV) manner, and linear dynamic ranges (LDR) were obtained to be 0.05–115.04 µM and 0.1–137.90 µM for DA and AC, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) was attained to be 17.0 for DA and 37.0 nM for AC. The Ag@POM@rGO-IL/CPE showed good stability, productivity and repeatability, and advanced recovery, and it has a little price and low background current. Also, the usage of this nanosensor was studied by measuring the DA and AC in the human plasma by means of worthy recovery. This technique is easy, rapid, and cheap and can be utilized as a significant device in the quantitative analysis of the medicinal product.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 6","pages":"811 - 828"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45181923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ElectrocatalysisPub Date : 2023-07-18DOI: 10.1007/s12678-023-00837-8
Yeosol Yoon, Sehyun Yoo, Taeho Lim
{"title":"Electrodeposition of Ni-Co-S Electrocatalyst Using 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole as S Precursor for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction at Neutral pH","authors":"Yeosol Yoon, Sehyun Yoo, Taeho Lim","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00837-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00837-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Among various chalcogenide materials, transition metal sulfides are known to be effective catalysts for the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In particular, Ni-Co-S is a promising material for the next generation of non-precious metal HER catalysts due to its excellent HER activity in neutral pH solutions. Ni-Co-S is also advantageous in large-scale applications, as it enables relatively simple catalytic synthesis through electrodeposition. In this study, we employed a new S precursor, 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMTD), for the electrodeposition of Ni-Co-S, instead of the conventional S precursor, thiourea (TU). Ni-Co-S synthesized with DMTD (Ni-Co-S<sub>DMTD</sub>) showed enhanced HER activity at neutral pH compared to that synthesized with TU (Ni-Co-S<sub>TU</sub>). It has been found that this improvement in activity is due to the large surface area and high S content of Ni-Co-S<sub>DMTD</sub>. The S content and HER activity of Ni-Co-S<sub>DMTD</sub> depend on the concentration of DMTD. At the optimal DMTD concentration (12 mM), Ni-Co-S<sub>DMTD</sub> exhibited an overpotential of 303 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm<sup>− 2</sup> and a Tafel slope of 99 mV dec<sup>− 1</sup> in a phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.4).</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 5","pages":"800 - 809"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4721673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ElectrocatalysisPub Date : 2023-07-17DOI: 10.1007/s12678-023-00834-x
Azeez Olayiwola Idris, Benjamin Orimolade, Lynn Dennany, Bhekie Mamba, Shohreh Azizi, K. Kaviyarasu, Malik Maaza
{"title":"A Review on Monitoring of Organic Pollutants in Wastewater Using Electrochemical Approach","authors":"Azeez Olayiwola Idris, Benjamin Orimolade, Lynn Dennany, Bhekie Mamba, Shohreh Azizi, K. Kaviyarasu, Malik Maaza","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00834-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00834-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This diagram illustrates the steps involved in creating a sensor utilising nanomaterial and connected to a three-electrode system. The nanomaterial is immobilised onto the surface of the working electrode. A suitable potentiostat is then employed to generate the current signal of the reaction between the sensor and the desired analyte.</p>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 5","pages":"659 - 687"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12678-023-00834-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4685447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ElectrocatalysisPub Date : 2023-07-10DOI: 10.1007/s12678-023-00836-9
Vineet Mishra, Biswaranjan D. Mohapatra, Tapan Kumar Ghosh, G. Ranga Rao
{"title":"Effect of MnO Content on the Oxygen Reduction Activity of MnO/C Nanostructures","authors":"Vineet Mishra, Biswaranjan D. Mohapatra, Tapan Kumar Ghosh, G. Ranga Rao","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00836-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00836-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Manganese oxide based materials are considered as alternate non-noble metal electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). These materials possess rich redox chemistry and can decompose hydrogen peroxide disproportionately to drive the oxygen reduction towards efficient 4-electron pathway. In this work, a set of MnO nanostructures supported on activated charcoal (MnO/C) with varying MnO loadings are prepared by ball milling followed by in-situ pyrolysis. The MnO/C composites are tested for ORR activity by employing cyclic voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry using rotating-ring disk electrode (RRDE) in 0.1 M KOH. The results indicate that the ORR activity as well as catalytic pathways are sensitive to MnO loading. The ORR activities of the composites follow volcano type relationship with the quantity of MnO loadings. The role of MnO loading on surface morphology, hydrophilicity, electrochemical double layer capacitance (C<sub>dl</sub>) and electrochemical active surface area (ECSA) of the composites has been investigated and correlated with ORR activity. Among the MnO electroctalysts studied, 18 wt% MnO loaded sample showed the highest activity, close to that of standard Pt/C, with onset potential of 1.02 V vs. RHE and 3.48 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> limiting disk current in RRDE at 0.2 V. This electrocatalyst also preferred 4-electron reduction pathway in ORR and produced least amount of hydrogen peroxide. No hydrophilicity effect is found on the ORR activity of MnO/C electrocatalysts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 5","pages":"788 - 799"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12678-023-00836-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4420254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dandelion-like P-Doped Fe-Co-Se Grown on Carbon Cloths for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution","authors":"Yingping Zheng, Dehua Yu, Ke Zhang, Wei Xu, Kaili Ma, Yuhang Wang, Yongbing Lou","doi":"10.1007/s12678-023-00835-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12678-023-00835-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As a representative anodic reaction, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is often combined with hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction, and other cathodic reactions. Bimetallic selenides can satisfy the requirement of efficiency and economy for OER. However, the OER performance of Fe-Co-Se is less than satisfactory, restricted by the limited inherent active sites. Therefore, by doping P into Fe-Co-Se, the electron density and mass transfer were successfully adjusted. The 3D dandelion-like flower Fe-Co-Se-P/CC showed η<sub>10</sub> of 210 mV and the 45.3 mV dec<sup>−1</sup> Tafel slope better than Fe-Co-Se/CC and RuO<sub>2</sub>. Experimental investigations demonstrated that outstanding OER activity was ascribed to the double modulation influences of P dopant both in electron environment and morphology which could not only improve conductivity but also enrich catalytic reactive sites. This work presents another choice for the design of a transition metal OER catalyzer and propels the development of electrocatalytic oxygen production to higher efficiency and lower cost.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><p>3D dandelion-like flowers Fe<b>-</b>Co-Se-P structure anchored on carbon cloth has been firstly synthesized as economy and efficient OER electrocatalyst, which displays outstanding catalytic perform ance (equipped with 210 mV low overpotential at η<sub>10</sub>) and stability benefited from the double modulation effect of P doping on the electronic environment and morphology.</p>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":535,"journal":{"name":"Electrocatalysis","volume":"14 5","pages":"776 - 787"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4168064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}