Defect-enriched iron fluoride-oxide nanoporous thin films bifunctional catalyst for water splitting.

ABSTRACT: Developing cost-effective electrocatalysts operated in the same electrolyte for water splitting, including oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions, is important for clean energy technology and devices. Defects in electrocatalysts strongly influence their chemical properties and electronic structures, and can dramatically improve electrocatalytic performance. However, the development of defect-activated electrocatalyst with an efficient and stable water electrolysis activity in alkaline medium remains a challenge, and the understanding of catalytic origin is still limited. Here, we highlight defect-enriched bifunctional eletrocatalyst, namely, three-dimensional iron fluoride-oxide nanoporous films, fabricated by anodization/fluorination process. The heterogeneous films with high electrical

SUBMITTER: Fan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5935708 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature