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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 421, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127831
Keywords
MnCo2O4; Multilayer hollow structure; Plasma-engraving; Oxygen vacancies; Oxygen evolution reaction
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFB0100200]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51972220, 51572181]
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The article presents a novel multilayer hollow MnCo2O4 microsphere enriched with oxygen vacancies induced by plasma engraving. The defective microsphere exhibits excellent catalytic activity and durability compared to the pristine form. The improved electrocatalytic performance is mainly attributed to the abundant active sites generated by plasma treatment and the effects of introduced oxygen vacancies.
Highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction are of technological importance in energy conversion and storage. Surface modification is one of the most promising strategies for improving the activity of such electrocatalysts. Herein, we report the multilayer hollow MnCo2O4 microsphere enriched with oxygen vacancies induced by the plasma-engraving technique for the first time. The defective MnCo2O4 microsphere exhibits an excellent catalytic activity and durability as compared to pristine MnCo2O4. Our electrochemical analysis, combined with first-principles calculations, reveals that the improved electrocatalytic performance is attributed mainly to abundant active sites after the plasma treatment and the effects of the introduced oxygen vacancies. The oxygen vacancy not only reduces the density of states near the Fermi level but also lowers the Co d-band center, weakening the adsorption of the intermediates. This facilitates the desorption of the adsorbates, which is necessary for oxygen evolution reaction.
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