Tuning the active sites and optimizing the <i>d</i>-spacing value in CoFe-LDH by <i>ex situ</i> intercalation of guest anions: an innovative electrocatalyst for overall water splitting reaction
Sreenivasan Nagappan, Arun Karmakar, Ragunath Madhu, Hariharan N. Dhandapani, Suprobhat Singha Roy, Subrata Kundu
Abstract
A facile strategy of ex situ guest anion incorporation into CoFe-LDH has been developed, in which the guest anion with the optimized concentration greatly enhances the OER, HER and total water splitting performance of the CoFe-LDH.
Topics & Concepts
Intercalation (chemistry)In situWater splittingElectrocatalystCatalysisIonChemistryChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceElectrodePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryEngineeringPhotocatalysisElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques