Volume 1, 2023

CeO2 supported high-valence Fe oxide for highly active and stable water oxidation

Abstract

Despite the high intrinsic electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), stable high valence metal ions such as Fe4+ are very difficult to form in oxide catalysts. In this work, by elaborating a novel FeHV/CeO2@NF (nickel foam) catalyst, we stabilized high-valence Fe ions on a CeO2 support and achieved a record low overpotential of 219 mV to reach the current density of 50 mA cm−2. Theoretical calculations revealed that the fluent d–f electron transfer between ultra-small FeOx nanoparticles (US-FeOx) and CeO2 guarantees the robust high valence of surface Fe sites, which enables the optimum adsorption and efficient conversions in the OER process. Meanwhile, the electronic modulations induced by the US-FeOx also improve the site-to-site electron transfer to lower the reaction energy barriers for excellent OER performance. Moreover, the FeHV/CeO2@NF catalyst delivered excellent stability, sustaining a high current density (200 mA cm−2) for over 500 h, and the simple preparation method gave access to a large-area electrode (100 cm2), paving the way for large-scale hydrogen production by water splitting.

Graphical abstract: CeO2 supported high-valence Fe oxide for highly active and stable water oxidation

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 maj 2023
Accepted
22 jun 2023
First published
24 jun 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

EES. Catal., 2023,1, 720-729

CeO2 supported high-valence Fe oxide for highly active and stable water oxidation

H. Liu, J. Yu, J. Lin, B. Feng, M. Sun, C. Qiu, K. Qian, Z. Si, B. Huang, J. Delaunay, Y. Ikuhara and S. Yang, EES. Catal., 2023, 1, 720 DOI: 10.1039/D3EY00113J

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