Advanced Energy Materials
Advanced Energy Materials
5 years ago

Ultrasensitive Iron-Triggered Nanosized Fe–CoOOH Integrated with Graphene for Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution

Ultrasensitive Iron-Triggered Nanosized Fe–CoOOH Integrated with Graphene for Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution
Si Zhou, Jieshan Qiu, Juan Yang, Jijun Zhao, Changtai Zhao, Zhibin Liu, Huawei Huang, Chang Yu, Xiaotong Han
Effectively active oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts are highly desired for water splitting. Herein, the design and fabrication of nanometer-sized Fe-modulated CoOOH nanoparticles by a novel conversion tailoring strategy is reported for the first time and these nanoparticles are assembled on graphene matrix to construct 2D nanohybrids (FeCoOOH/G) with ultrasmall particles and finely modulated local electronic structure of Co cations. The Fe components are capable of tailoring and converting the micrometer-sized sheets into nanometer-sized particles, indicative of ultrasensitive Fe-triggered behavior. The as-made FeCoOOH/G features highly exposed edge active sites, well-defined porous structure, and finely modulated electron structure, together with effectively interconnected conducting networks endowed by graphene. Density functional theory calculations have revealed that the Fe dopants in the FeCoOOH nanoparticles have an enhanced adsorption capability toward the oxygenated intermediates involved in OER process, thus facilitating the whole catalytic reactions. Benefiting from these integrated characteristics, the as-made FeCoOOH/G nanohybrids as an oxygen evolution electrocatalyst can deliver a low overpotential of 330 mV at 10 mA cm−2 and excellent electrochemical durability in alkaline medium. This strategy provides an effective, durable, and nonprecious-metal electrocatalyst for water splitting. Ultrasensitive iron-triggered nanosized FeCoOOH nanoparticles are integrated on graphene surface by a novel and simple conversion tailoring strategy, producing the hybrids with rich active sites, distinct pore structure, and numerous channels together with interconnected conducting networks. The FeCoOOH/G hybrids can deliver a low overpotential of 330 mV at 10 mA cm−2 and excellent durability as an oxygen evolution electrocatalyst.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201602148

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