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Surface galvanic formation of Co-OH on Birnessite and its catalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction

Surface galvanic formation of Co-OH on Birnessite and its catalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction
Surface galvanic formation of Co-OH on Birnessite and its catalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction
Low cost, high-efficient catalysts for water splitting can be potentially fulfilled by developing earth abundant metal oxides. In this work, surface galvanic formation of Co-OH on K0.45MnO2 (KMO) was achieved via the redox reaction of hydrated Co2+ with crystalline Mn4+. The synthesis method takes place at ambient temperature without using any surfactant agent or organic solvent, providing a clean, green route for the design of highly efficient catalysts. The redox reaction resulted in the formation of ultrathin Co-OH nanoflakes with high electrochemical surface area. X-ray adsorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis confirmed the changes in the oxidation state of the bulk and surface species on the Co-OH nanoflakes supported on the KMO. The effect of the anions, chloride, nitrate and sulfate, on the preparation of the catalyst was evaluated by electrochemical and spectrochemical means. XPS and Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) analysis demonstrated that the layer of CoOxHy deposited on the KMO and its electronic structure strongly depends on the anion of the precursor used during the synthesis of the catalyst. In particular, it was found that Cl favors the formation of Co-OH, changing the rate determining step of the reaction, which enhances the catalytic activity towards the OER, producing the most active OER catalyst in alkaline media.
oxygen evolution reaction, surface galvanic synthesis, layered manganese oxide, anion effect
0021-9517
304-314
Pu, Yayun
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Pu, Yayun, Celorrio, Veronica, Stockmann, Jöerg M., Sobol, Oded, Sun, Zongzhao, Wang, Wu, Lawrence, Matthew J., Radnik, Jörg, Russell, Andrea E., Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan, Huang, Limin and Rodriguez, Paramaconi (2021) Surface galvanic formation of Co-OH on Birnessite and its catalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of Catalysis, 396, 304-314. (doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2021.02.025).

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Low cost, high-efficient catalysts for water splitting can be potentially fulfilled by developing earth abundant metal oxides. In this work, surface galvanic formation of Co-OH on K0.45MnO2 (KMO) was achieved via the redox reaction of hydrated Co2+ with crystalline Mn4+. The synthesis method takes place at ambient temperature without using any surfactant agent or organic solvent, providing a clean, green route for the design of highly efficient catalysts. The redox reaction resulted in the formation of ultrathin Co-OH nanoflakes with high electrochemical surface area. X-ray adsorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis confirmed the changes in the oxidation state of the bulk and surface species on the Co-OH nanoflakes supported on the KMO. The effect of the anions, chloride, nitrate and sulfate, on the preparation of the catalyst was evaluated by electrochemical and spectrochemical means. XPS and Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) analysis demonstrated that the layer of CoOxHy deposited on the KMO and its electronic structure strongly depends on the anion of the precursor used during the synthesis of the catalyst. In particular, it was found that Cl favors the formation of Co-OH, changing the rate determining step of the reaction, which enhances the catalytic activity towards the OER, producing the most active OER catalyst in alkaline media.

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Accepted/In Press date: 19 February 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 5 March 2021
Published date: 1 April 2021
Keywords: oxygen evolution reaction, surface galvanic synthesis, layered manganese oxide, anion effect

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Local EPrints ID: 447120
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/447120
ISSN: 0021-9517
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ORCID for Andrea E. Russell: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-6443

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Date deposited: 03 Mar 2021 17:32
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Author: Yayun Pu
Author: Veronica Celorrio
Author: Jöerg M. Stockmann
Author: Oded Sobol
Author: Zongzhao Sun
Author: Wu Wang
Author: Matthew J. Lawrence
Author: Jörg Radnik
Author: Vasile-Dan Hodoroaba
Author: Limin Huang
Author: Paramaconi Rodriguez

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