Issue 32, 2017

Phase-controllable synthesis of cobalt hydroxide for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

Abstract

Identification of active sites for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a key role in the design and fabrication of high-performance cobalt-based electrocatalysts. Herein, we report the synthesis of two types of two-dimensional monometallic cobalt hydroxide nanoplates in aqueous solution for OER: α-Co(OH)2 with both Co2+Td and Co2+Oh sites and β-Co(OH)2 with Co2+Oh sites. Electrochemical characterization reveals that α-Co(OH)2 is more active than β-Co(OH)2 towards OER. The better activity can be attributed to the presence of Co2+Td sites in α-Co(OH)2, which are more active than Co2+Oh sites. Our finding clarifies the contribution of the two catalytic sites and helps future rational design of high-performance OER electrocatalysts.

Graphical abstract: Phase-controllable synthesis of cobalt hydroxide for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 3 2017
Accepted
05 5 2017
First published
05 5 2017

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 10545-10548

Phase-controllable synthesis of cobalt hydroxide for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

F. Lyu, Y. Bai, Q. Wang, L. Wang, X. Zhang and Y. Yin, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 10545 DOI: 10.1039/C7DT01110E

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