Intense nano-interfacial interactivity stimulates the OER in a MOF-derived superhydrophilic CuO–NiO heterostructure
Ashish Gaur, Krishankant, Vikas Pundir, Ashwinder Singh, Takahiro Maruyama, Chandan Bera, Vivek Bagchi
Abstract
The CuO–NiO/NF catalyst shows an overpotential of 231 mV in driving a current density of 10 mA cm −2 and exhibits a Tafel slope value of 100 mV dec −1 . The catalyst shows 20 h of stability for oxygen evolution without significant change in the activity.
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Tafel equationNon-blocking I/OOverpotentialMaterials scienceCatalysisNano-Chemical engineeringInteractivityHeterojunctionSuperhydrophilicityCurrent densityNanotechnologyChemistryOptoelectronicsPhysical chemistryComposite materialWettingComputer scienceElectrochemistryElectrodeQuantum mechanicsPhysicsEngineeringBiochemistryMultimediaElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchCopper-based nanomaterials and applications