Hexagonal Sphericon Hematite with High Performance for Water Oxidation.

Odedairo, Taiwo; Yan, Xuecheng; Yao, Xiangdong; Ostrikov, Kostya Ken; Zhu, Zhonghua · Adv Mater · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A cost-effective hexagonal sphericon hematite with predominant (110) facets for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is demonstrated. Sequential incorporation of near-atomic uniformly distributed Ce species and Ni nanoparticles into selected sites of the hematite induces a complex synergistic integration phenomenon that enhances the overall catalytic OER performance. This cheap hexagonal sphericon hematite (Fe ≈ 98%) only needs a small overpotential (η) of 0.34 V to reach 10 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> , superior to commercial IrO<sub>2</sub> and more expensive Co-, Ni-, and Li-based electrocatalysts.