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Charge redistribution of Co on cobalt (II) oxide surface for enhanced oxygen evolution electrocatalysis
- Source :
- Nano Energy. 61:267-274
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2019.
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Abstract
- Identification of the active center is pivotal to manipulate the catalyst design for the oxygen evolution reaction. Herein, sulfur was introduced to partly occupy oxygen location in the surface structure of cobalt (II) oxide. The heterogenous ‘O-Co-S’ sites brought an enhanced oxygen evolution activity, including a five-fold intrinsic activity improvement and a reduced overpotential of 66 mV at 10 mA cm−2. Experimental and theoretical investigations reveal that the electronegativity difference between sulfur and oxygen induce the Co 3d electron accumulation along the Co-O bond. This orientated distortion optimizes the adsorption behaviors to oxygen-containing species and also favors energy band more continuous to promote electron transfer, thereby leading to improved electrochemical performance. This work provides the atomic-level understanding of the nature of active sites, which would shed light on the rational design and regulation of other material systems for advanced energy storage and conversion devices.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Oxygen evolution
Oxide
chemistry.chemical_element
02 engineering and technology
Overpotential
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Photochemistry
01 natural sciences
Oxygen
0104 chemical sciences
Catalysis
chemistry.chemical_compound
Electron transfer
chemistry
General Materials Science
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
0210 nano-technology
Cobalt
Cobalt(II) oxide
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22112855
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nano Energy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........c390a2a1359cbdf54e69ac0e4e2215a9