Issue 22, 2024

Perovskite CoSn(OH)6 nanocubes with tuned d-band states towards enhanced oxygen evolution reactions

Abstract

The CoSn(OH)6 perovskite hydroxide is a structure stable and inexpensive electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, the OER activity of CoSn(OH)6 is still unfavorable due to its limited active sites. In this work, an Fe3+ doping strategy is used to optimize the d-band state of the CoSn(OH)6 perovskite hydroxide. The CoSn(OH)6 catalyst with slightly Fe3+ doped nanocubes is synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. Structure characterization shows that Fe3+ ions are incorporated into the crystal structure of CoSn(OH)6. Owing to the regulation of the electronic structure, CoSn(OH)6-Fe1.8% exhibits an OER overpotential of 289 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in OER electrochemical tests. In situ Raman spectroscopy shows that no obvious re-construction occurred during the OER for both CoSn(OH)6 and CoSn(OH)6-Fe1.8%. DFT calculations show that the introduction of Fe3+ into CoSn(OH)6 can shift the d-band center to a relatively high position, thus promoting the OER intermediates’ adsorption ability. Further DFT calculations suggest that incorporation of an appropriate amount of Fe3+ into CoSn(OH)6 significantly reduces the rate-determining Gibbs free energy during the OER. This work offers valuable insights into tuning the d-band center of perovskite hydroxide materials for efficient OER applications.

Graphical abstract: Perovskite CoSn(OH)6 nanocubes with tuned d-band states towards enhanced oxygen evolution reactions

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Mar 2024
Accepted
26 Apr 2024
First published
02 May 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 10618-10627

Perovskite CoSn(OH)6 nanocubes with tuned d-band states towards enhanced oxygen evolution reactions

M. Sun, B. Yang, J. Yan, Y. Zhou, Z. Huang, N. Zhang, R. Mo and R. Ma, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 10618 DOI: 10.1039/D4NR00975D

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