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Graphene-like holey Co3O4 nanosheets as a highly efficient catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

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posted on 2024-11-16, 02:39 authored by Yuhai Dou, Ting Liao, Zongqing Ma, Dongliang Tian, Qiannan Liu, Feng Xiao, Ziqi Sun, Jung Ho KimJung Ho Kim, Shi DouShi Dou
Co3O4 nanosheets with a graphene-like holey structure are successfully synthesized through a bottom-up self-assembly approach and utilized as a catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). This unique nanostructure possesses a large fraction of low-coordinated surface atoms and highly accessible surface areas due to its atomic thickness and mesoporosity, which could provide abundant active sites and facilitate the electrode/electrolyte contact for OER catalysis. In addition, density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the loss of the neighboring layers gives the ultrathin nanostructure remarkable lattice distortion, which leads to decreased energy barriers for facile mass conversion and transfer on the surface of the catalyst. As a result, the graphene-like holey Co3O4 nanosheets exhibit excellent OER catalytic performance with low onset potential of 0.617 V vs. Hg/HgO, high current density of 12.26 mA cm-2 at 0.8 V vs. Hg/HgO, and long-term stability with negligible fading in current density after 2000 cycles, significantly outperforming the performances of conventional Co3O4 nanostructures and commercial IrO2. This unique graphene-like holey structure should be of great benefit for applications ranging from electronic devices to energy conversion and storage systems.

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Multifunctional 2D materials for sustainable energy applications

Australian Research Council

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Dou, Y., Liao, T., Ma, Z., Tian, D., Liu, Q., Xiao, F., Sun, Z., Kim, J. Ho. & Dou, S. Xue. (2016). Graphene-like holey Co3O4 nanosheets as a highly efficient catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction. Nano Energy, 30 267-275.

Journal title

Nano Energy

Volume

30

Pagination

267-275

Language

English

RIS ID

110378

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