Covalently grafting a covalent organic framework onto carbon nanotubes as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

Abstract

We propose a simple strategy to fabricate a composite material consisting of amino-functionalized carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) grafted with a covalently bonded Ni(II)-based covalent organic framework (COF) for electrocatalytic water splitting. The resulting electrocatalyst demonstrates remarkable catalytic efficiency in both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) under alkaline conditions.