Journal
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 28, Issue 34, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201802463
Keywords
defect-rich oxides; electrocatalysis; Fe-Mn-O; oxygen evolution reaction; ultrathin nanosheets
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21673302, 51472274]
- GDUPS
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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Engineering non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts with superior water oxidation performance is highly desirable for the production of renewable chemical fuels. Here, an atomically thin low-crystallinity Fe-Mn-O hybrid nanosheet grown on carbon cloth (Fe-Mn-O NS/CC) is successfully synthetized as an efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst. The synthesis strategy involves a facile reflux reaction and subsequent low-temperature calcination process, and the morphology and composition of hybrid nanosheets can be tailored conveniently. The defect-rich Fe-Mn-O ultrathin nanosheet with uniform element distribution enables exposure of more catalytic active sites; moreover, the atomic-scale synergistic action of Mn and Fe oxide contributes to an enhanced intrinsic catalytic activity. Therefore, the optimized Fe-Mn-O hybrid nanosheets, with lateral sizes of about 100-600 nm and approximate to 1.4 nm in thickness, enable a low onset potential of 1.46 V, low overpotential of 273 mV for current density of 10 mA cm(-2), a small Tafel slope of 63.9 mV dec(-1), and superior durability, which are superior to that of individual MnO2 and FeOOH electrode, and even outperforming most reported MnO2-based electrocatalysts.
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