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Cover Feature: Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis with a Cobalt‐Borate‐Based Hybrid System under Neutral Conditions (Chem. Eur. J. 41/2018)
Author(s) -
Turhan Emine A.,
Nune Satya Vijaya Kumar,
Ülker Emine,
Şahin Ufuk,
Dede Yavuz,
Karadas Ferdi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201802963
Subject(s) - cobalt , electrocatalyst , electrochemistry , catalysis , boron , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , cover (algebra) , electrode , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering
The electrocatalytic water oxidation performance of a new cobalt‐based catalyst, Co 3 (BO 3 ) 2 , with a Kotoite‐type crystal structure was investigated at neutral pH. Hybridization of the catalyst with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) improved the electrocatalytic properties significantly. Comprehensive electrochemical studies and multi‐reference quantum chemical calculations were performed to study the nature of active cobalt sites as well as the effect of borate coordination to the activity of cobalt ions. More information can be found in the Full Paper by E. Ülker, Y. Dede, F. Karadas, et al. on page 10372.