Enhanced oxygen evolution over dual corner-shared cobalt tetrahedra.

ABSTRACT: Developing efficient catalysts is of paramount importance to oxygen evolution, a sluggish anodic reaction that provides essential electrons and protons for various electrochemical processes, such as hydrogen generation. Here, we report that the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) can be efficiently catalyzed by cobalt tetrahedra, which are stabilized over the surface of a Swedenborgite-type YBCo₄O₇ material. We reveal that the surface of YBaCo₄O₇ possesses strong resilience towards structural amorphization during OER, which originates from its distinctive structural evolution toward electrochemical oxidation. The bulk of YBaCo₄O₇ composes of corner-sharing only CoO₄ tetrahedra, which can flexibly alter their positions

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9489709 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature