Diffusion driven nanostructuring of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for graphene hydrogel based tunable heterostructures: highly active electrocatalysts for efficient water oxidation
Anirban Sikdar, Abhisek Majumdar, Abhijit Gogoi, Pronoy Dutta, Munu Borah, Soumen Maiti, Chiranjib Gogoi, K. Anki Reddy, Youngtak Oh, Uday Narayan Maiti
Abstract
Double-stage molecular diffusion control is achieved in an ‘organic-graphene hydrogel’ biphasic system to yield tunable MOF-based functional hydrogel-hybrids, with excellent water oxidation performance (with a low onset potential and Tafel slope of 44.3 mV dec<sup>−1</sup>).
Topics & Concepts
Tafel equationGrapheneMaterials scienceMetal-organic frameworkHeterojunctionDiffusionNanotechnologyChemical engineeringYield (engineering)MetalElectrochemistryElectrodeChemistryOptoelectronicsComposite materialOrganic chemistryMetallurgyPhysical chemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsEngineeringAdsorptionMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsConducting polymers and applicationsCovalent Organic Framework Applications