Understanding the role of surface oxygen-containing functional groups on carbon-supported cobalt catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction
Thi Ha My Pham, Youngdon Ko, Manhui Wei, Kangning Zhao, Liping Zhong, Andreas Züttel
Abstract
A high content of acidic surface OFGs on a carbon support enables the fine dispersion of Co-based nanocatalysts, enhancing its OER mass activity, while also inducing additional COOH surface groups that act as O 2 spillover sites.
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Nanomaterial-based catalystCobaltCatalysisOxygenCarbon fibersOxygen evolutionDispersion (optics)Chemical engineeringChemistrySpillover effectMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryComposite numberOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryEconomicsEngineeringPhysicsOpticsComposite materialMicroeconomicsElectrochemistryElectrodeElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced battery technologies research