Superb water splitting activity of the electrocatalyst Fe3Co(PO4)4 designed with computation aid

Siraj Sultan, Miran Ha, Dong Yeon Kim, Jitendra N. Tiwari (), Chang Woo Myung (), Abhishek Meena, Tae Joo Shin, Keun Hwa Chae and Kwang S. Kim ()
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Siraj Sultan: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Miran Ha: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Dong Yeon Kim: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Jitendra N. Tiwari: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Chang Woo Myung: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Abhishek Meena: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Tae Joo Shin: UNIST
Keun Hwa Chae: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Kwang S. Kim: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract For efficient water splitting, it is essential to develop inexpensive and super-efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we report a phosphate-based electrocatalyst [Fe3Co(PO4)4@reduced-graphene-oxide(rGO)] showing outstanding OER performance (much higher than state-of-the-art Ir/C catalysts), the design of which was aided by first-principles calculations. This electrocatalyst displays low overpotential (237 mV at high current density 100 mA cm−2 in 1 M KOH), high turnover frequency (TOF: 0.54 s−1), high Faradaic efficiency (98%), and long-term durability. Its remarkable performance is ascribed to the optimal free energy for OER at Fe sites and efficient mass/charge transfer. When a Fe3Co(PO4)4@rGO anodic electrode is integrated with a Pt/C cathodic electrode, the electrolyzer requires only 1.45 V to achieve 10 mA cm−2 for whole water splitting in 1 M KOH (1.39 V in 6 M KOH), which is much smaller than commercial Ir-C//Pt-C electrocatalysts. This cost-effective powerful oxygen production material with carbon-supporting substrates offers great promise for water splitting.

Date: 2019
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