Stabilizing Lattice Oxygen through Mn Doping in NiCo2O4-d Spinel Electrocatalysts for Efficient and Durable Acid Oxygen Evolution

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2024 Mar 17:e202402171. doi: 10.1002/anie.202402171. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDesign the electrocatalysts without noble metal is still a challenge for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acid media. Herein, we reported the manganese doping method to decrease the concentration of oxygen vacancy (Vo) and form the Mn-O structure adjacent octahedral sites in spinel NiCo2O4-δ (NiMn1.5Co3O4-δ), which highly enhanced the activity and stability of spinel NiCo2O4-δ with a low overpotential (η) of 280 mV at j = 10 mA cm-2 and long-term stability of 80 h in acid media. The isotopic labelling experiment based on differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS) clearly demonstrated the lattice oxygen in NiMn1.5Co3O4-δ is more stable due to strong Mn-O bond and synergetic adsorbate evolution mechanism (SAEM) for acid OER. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal highly increased oxygen vacancy formation energy (EVO) of NiCo2O4-δ after Mn doping. More importantly, the highly hydrogen bonding between Mn-O and *OOH adsorbed on adjacent Co octahedral sites promote the formation of *OO from *OOH due to the greatly enhanced charge density of O in Mn substituted sites.PMID:38494450 | DOI:10.1002/anie.202402171

Source: Angewandte Chemie - March 17, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Hongyu Zhao Liu Zhu Jie Yin Jing Jin Xin Du Lei Tan Yong Peng Pinxian Xi Chun-Hua Yan Source Type: research