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Title: Single-atom implanted two-dimensional MOFs as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction

Abstract

The exploration of novel electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices has been extensively studied in recent decades for their specific advantages. Therefore, the design of highly efficient, stable, and noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen-related reactions (OER) is critical but challenging and is still worth improving. Herein, a facile and controllable synthesis strategy for bimetallic electrocatalysts for the OER from a two-dimensional iron-based metal–organic framework (HUST-8, HUST = Huazhong University of Science and Technology) precursor has been reported. The unoccupied porphyrin center has been disposed into the layer structure of HUST-8, which is very facile for the introduction of a second type of metal center via post-modification treatment. Guided by the synthesis strategy, Fe/Ni, Fe/Co, Fe/Zn, Fe/Mn and Fe/Fe species have been fabricated, and their electrocatalytic performance for the OER has been further characterized, among which the Fe/Ni type exhibits the best efficiency and conversion. For Fe/Ni species of HUST-8 (labeled as Ni@HUST-8), in 1 M KOH, the initial potential for OER activity performance is 170 mV (vs. RHE). At 10 mA cm-2, the corresponding overpotential is 240 mV and the Tafel slope is simulated as 60.8 mV dec-1. All of these experimental results of Ni@HUST-8 illustrate its better performance than commercialmore » IrO2. Compared to the MOF parent and other bimetallic species, the higher electrocatalytic performance of Ni@HUST-8 should be ascribed to the special synergistic effect of Fe and Ni centers, which tends to greatly improve the reaction kinetics and charge transfer efficiency, while increasing the activity of the OER and achieving the best catalytic performances. The systematic investigation clearly manifests the important role of the synergistic effect of bimetallic centers in the OER and provides other insight into fabricating tailored electrocatalysts derived from MOF-based templates.« less

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
  2. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1849175
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1698216
Grant/Contract Number:  
FE0026472; SC0001015; DESC0001015
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers (Online); Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 2052-1553
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Peng, Rui-Li, Li, Jia-Luo, Wang, Xiao-Ning, Zhao, Yu-Meng, Li, Bao, Xia, Bao Yu, and Zhou, Hong-Cai. Single-atom implanted two-dimensional MOFs as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1039/d0qi00812e.
Peng, Rui-Li, Li, Jia-Luo, Wang, Xiao-Ning, Zhao, Yu-Meng, Li, Bao, Xia, Bao Yu, & Zhou, Hong-Cai. Single-atom implanted two-dimensional MOFs as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0qi00812e
Peng, Rui-Li, Li, Jia-Luo, Wang, Xiao-Ning, Zhao, Yu-Meng, Li, Bao, Xia, Bao Yu, and Zhou, Hong-Cai. Tue . "Single-atom implanted two-dimensional MOFs as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0qi00812e. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1849175.
@article{osti_1849175,
title = {Single-atom implanted two-dimensional MOFs as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction},
author = {Peng, Rui-Li and Li, Jia-Luo and Wang, Xiao-Ning and Zhao, Yu-Meng and Li, Bao and Xia, Bao Yu and Zhou, Hong-Cai},
abstractNote = {The exploration of novel electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices has been extensively studied in recent decades for their specific advantages. Therefore, the design of highly efficient, stable, and noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen-related reactions (OER) is critical but challenging and is still worth improving. Herein, a facile and controllable synthesis strategy for bimetallic electrocatalysts for the OER from a two-dimensional iron-based metal–organic framework (HUST-8, HUST = Huazhong University of Science and Technology) precursor has been reported. The unoccupied porphyrin center has been disposed into the layer structure of HUST-8, which is very facile for the introduction of a second type of metal center via post-modification treatment. Guided by the synthesis strategy, Fe/Ni, Fe/Co, Fe/Zn, Fe/Mn and Fe/Fe species have been fabricated, and their electrocatalytic performance for the OER has been further characterized, among which the Fe/Ni type exhibits the best efficiency and conversion. For Fe/Ni species of HUST-8 (labeled as Ni@HUST-8), in 1 M KOH, the initial potential for OER activity performance is 170 mV (vs. RHE). At 10 mA cm-2, the corresponding overpotential is 240 mV and the Tafel slope is simulated as 60.8 mV dec-1. All of these experimental results of Ni@HUST-8 illustrate its better performance than commercial IrO2. Compared to the MOF parent and other bimetallic species, the higher electrocatalytic performance of Ni@HUST-8 should be ascribed to the special synergistic effect of Fe and Ni centers, which tends to greatly improve the reaction kinetics and charge transfer efficiency, while increasing the activity of the OER and achieving the best catalytic performances. The systematic investigation clearly manifests the important role of the synergistic effect of bimetallic centers in the OER and provides other insight into fabricating tailored electrocatalysts derived from MOF-based templates.},
doi = {10.1039/d0qi00812e},
journal = {Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers (Online)},
number = 23,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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