Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 59, Issue 41, Pages 18036-18041Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008116
Keywords
electrocatalysis; oxygen evolution reaction; ternary nitrides; Zn-air batteries
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [21471147]
- National Key Research and Development Plan [2016YFB0101205]
- Hong Kong Research Grants Council [25301617]
- National Thousand Youth Talents program of China
- Ningbo 3315 program
- EPSRC
- DST of India
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is key to renewable energy technologies such as water electrolysis and metal-air batteries. However, the multiple steps associated with proton-coupled electron transfer result in sluggish OER kinetics and catalysts are required. Here we demonstrate that a novel nitride, Ni2Mo3N, is a highly active OER catalyst that outperforms the benchmark material RuO2. Ni2Mo3N exhibits a current density of 10 mA cm(-2)at a nominal overpotential of 270 mV in 0.1 mKOH with outstanding catalytic cyclability and durability. Structural characterization and computational studies reveal that the excellent activity stems from the formation of a surface-oxide-rich activation layer (SOAL). Secondary Mo atoms on the surface act as electron pumps that stabilize oxygen-containing species and facilitate the continuity of the reactions. This discovery will stimulate the further development of ternary nitrides with oxide surface layers as efficient OER catalysts for electrochemical energy devices.
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