Shedding Light on the Active Species in a Cobalt-Based Covalent Organic Framework for the Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

ABSTRACT: While considerable efforts have been devoted to developing functionalized covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as oxygen evolution electrocatalysts in recent years, studies related to the investigation of the true catalytically active species for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remain lacking in the field. In this work, the active species of a cobalt-functionalized COF (TpBpy-Co) is studied as electrochemical OER catalyst through a series of electrochemical measurements and post-electrolysis characterizations. These results suggest that cobalt oxide-based nanoparticles are formed in TpBpy-Co from Co(II) ions coordinated to the COF backbone when exposing TpBpy-Co to alkaline media, and these newly formed nanoparticles serve as the primary active species for oxygen evolution. The study thu

SUBMITTER: Hosseini P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744715 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature