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Trimetallic Spinel NiCo 2− x Fe x O 4 Nanoboxes for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution
Author(s) -
Huang Yi,
Zhang Song Lin,
Lu Xue Feng,
Wu ZhiPeng,
Luan Deyan,
Lou Xiong Wen David
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202103058
Subject(s) - tafel equation , spinel , overpotential , oxygen evolution , oxide , electrolyte , materials science , electrochemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , chemistry , electrode , metallurgy , engineering
The development of efficient and low‐cost electrocatalysts toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical for improving the efficiency of several electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices. Here, we report an elaborate design and synthesis of porous Co‐based trimetallic spinel oxide nanoboxes (NiCo 2− x Fe x O 4 NBs) by a novel metal‐organic framework engaged strategy, which involves chemical etching, cation exchange, and subsequent thermal oxidation processes. Owing to the structural and compositional advantages, the optimized trimetallic NiCo 2− x Fe x O 4 NBs ( x is about 0.117) deliver superior electrocatalytic performance for OER with an overpotential of 274 mV at 10 mA cm −2 , a small Tafel slope of 42 mV dec −1 , and good stability in alkaline electrolyte, which is much better than that of Co‐based bi/monometallic spinel oxides and even commercial RuO 2 .