Nanostructured core–shell metal borides–oxides as highly efficient electrocatalysts for photoelectrochemical water oxidation
Can Lu, Palani Raja Jothi, Thomas Thersleff, Tetyana M. Budnyak, Anna Rokicińska, Kunio Yubuta, Richard Dronskowski, Piotr Kuśtrowski, Boniface P. T. Fokwa, Adam Slabon
Abstract
2D CoB nanosheets and FeB nanoplates were employed as catalysts for WO<sub>3</sub> photoanodes. The functionalized photoanodes present meaningfully improved PEC water oxidation performances, exceeding Co-B<sub>i</sub>- and Co(OH)<sub>x</sub>-modified WO<sub>3</sub> photoanodes.
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhotocurrentElectrocatalystBorideCobalt hydroxideChemical engineeringCobaltChronoamperometryOxygen evolutionWater splittingElectrolyteCatalysisInorganic chemistryElectrodePhotocatalysisElectrochemistryChemistryMetallurgyCyclic voltammetryOptoelectronicsPhysical chemistryBiochemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications