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Sustainable oxygen evolution electrocatalysis in aqueous 1 M H2SO4 with earth abundant nanostructured Co3O4

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  • Jiahao Yu

    (Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST)
    Universitat Rovira i Virgili)

  • Felipe A. Garcés-Pineda

    (Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST))

  • Jesús González-Cobos

    (Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST)
    Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l’Environnement de Lyon, UMR 5256, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

  • Marina Peña-Díaz

    (CFM/MPC, (UPV/EHU-CSIC))

  • Celia Rogero

    (CFM/MPC, (UPV/EHU-CSIC)
    Donostia International Physics Center)

  • Sixto Giménez

    (Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I)

  • Maria Chiara Spadaro

    (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST)

  • Jordi Arbiol

    (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST
    ICREA, Passeig Lluis Companys, 23)

  • Sara Barja

    (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
    Donostia International Physics Center)

  • José Ramón Galán-Mascarós

    (Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST)
    ICREA, Passeig Lluis Companys, 23)

Abstract

Earth-abundant electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) able to work in acidic working conditions are elusive. While many first-row transition metal oxides are competitive in alkaline media, most of them just dissolve or become inactive at high proton concentrations where hydrogen evolution is preferred. Only noble-metal catalysts, such as IrO2, are fast and stable enough in acidic media. Herein, we report the excellent activity and long-term stability of Co3O4-based anodes in 1 M H2SO4 (pH 0.1) when processed in a partially hydrophobic carbon-based protecting matrix. These Co3O4@C composites reliably drive O2 evolution a 10 mA cm–2 current density for >40 h without appearance of performance fatigue, successfully passing benchmarking protocols without incorporating noble metals. Our strategy opens an alternative venue towards fast, energy efficient acid-media water oxidation electrodes.

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  • Jiahao Yu & Felipe A. Garcés-Pineda & Jesús González-Cobos & Marina Peña-Díaz & Celia Rogero & Sixto Giménez & Maria Chiara Spadaro & Jordi Arbiol & Sara Barja & José Ramón Galán-Mascarós, 2022. "Sustainable oxygen evolution electrocatalysis in aqueous 1 M H2SO4 with earth abundant nanostructured Co3O4," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-32024-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32024-6
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