Issue 9, 2024

Iron-doped cobalt phosphide nanowires prepared via one-step solvothermal phosphidization of metal–organic frameworks for the oxygen evolution reactions

Abstract

Efficient and stable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts are essential for improving the overall efficiency of water electrolyzers. Iron-doped cobalt phosphide (CoFeP) nanowires are prepared via a one-step solvothermal process using a cobalt metal–organic framework (Co MOF), P4 and dissolved Fe2+. The ion-exchange between Fe2+ and the Co MOF occurs first, and then phosphides are formed. CoFeP exhibits the Co2P phase, and there exists an electronic interaction between Co and Fe. When supported on nickel foam (NF) to catalyze the OER in alkaline solutions, CoFeP/NF exhibits an overpotential of 240 mV at a 10 mA cm−2 OER current density, which is much lower than that of Co2P/NF. Kinetic analyses indicate that the lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism occurs at the CoFeP/NF surface, whereas the adsorbate evolution mechanism dominates at the Co2P/NF surface. The change in the mechanistic pathway is due to the increased acidity of the Co4+ site in CoFeP, which favors the decoupled proton–electron transfer process. Lower apparent activation energy, charge transfer resistance and Tafel slope values, and higher electron rate constants are observed on the CoFeP/NF surface, and the charge redistribution induced by Fe during the OER process alters the adsorption energy of the hydroxyl groups at the Co sites, leading to more facile OER kinetics, as proved by density functional theory calculations. CoFeP/NF shows good long-term durability in alkaline solutions, and the conversion of surface phosphides to oxides and (oxy)hydroxides is observed.

Graphical abstract: Iron-doped cobalt phosphide nanowires prepared via one-step solvothermal phosphidization of metal–organic frameworks for the oxygen evolution reactions

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Jan 2024
Accepted
14 Mar 2024
First published
25 Mar 2024

Green Chem., 2024,26, 5308-5325

Iron-doped cobalt phosphide nanowires prepared via one-step solvothermal phosphidization of metal–organic frameworks for the oxygen evolution reactions

J. Tong, Y. Xing, X. Xiao, Y. Liu, Z. Hu, Z. Wang, Y. Hu, B. Xin, S. Liu, H. Wang and C. Wang, Green Chem., 2024, 26, 5308 DOI: 10.1039/D4GC00132J

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