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Catalytic activity atlas of ternary Co–Fe–V metal oxides for the oxygen evolution reaction†
Junsheng Chen,Hao Li,Zengxia Pei,Qianwei Huang,Ziwen Yuan,Chaojun Wang,Xiaozhou Liao,Graeme Henkelman,Yuan Chen,Li Wei
Journal of Materials Chemistry A Pub Date : 06/01/2020 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D0TA04088F
Abstract

The sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a crucial limiting factor in many renewable energy conversion and storage devices. Multi-metal oxides have been explored as efficient electrocatalysts for the OER; however, the ideal elemental composition for multi-metal oxides is unknown. We first performed density functional theory calculations, which predicted that Co oxyhydroxides doped with Fe and V have excellent catalytic activity. We synthesized a series of amorphous Co–Fe–V ternary metal oxides with a precisely controlled metal molar composition (denoted as CoaFebVcOx, where a + b + c = 10), uniformly distributed elements and identical morphologies by using Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) as novel metal precursors. A systematic investigation was carried out to establish correlations between the elemental compositions and the OER activity for CoaFebVcOx, resulting in a comprehensive catalytic activity atlas of ternary Co–Fe–V metal oxides for the OER, which can serve as a roadmap for electrocatalyst development. In particular, Co3Fe4V3Ox with an elemental composition of Co : Fe : V = 3 : 4 : 3 shows the best performance, with an overpotential of merely 249 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA cm−2, and a low Tafel slope of 41 mV dec−1, outperforming a commercial IrOx catalyst. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis reveals strong electronic synergies among the metal cations in CoaFebVcOx. The V and Fe doping can affect the electronic structure of Co to yield nearly optimal adsorption energies for OER intermediates, giving rise to the superior activity. Furthermore, composition-tuneable and uniform PBAs may serve as versatile and efficient metal precursors to produce many more multi-metal oxides for various renewable energy applications.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic activity atlas of ternary Co–Fe–V metal oxides for the oxygen evolution reaction
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