Tailoring the d-band center of porous CoS<sub>2</sub> nanospheres <i>via</i> low-electronegative Fe for weakened OH* adsorption and boosted oxygen evolution
Heyuan Chen, Wei Wu, Suhao Chen, Zichen Wang, Runzhe Chen, Niancai Cheng
Abstract
The doping of low-electronegative Fe changes the charge distribution of Co sites as well as downshifts the d-band center of Co sites to reduce the binding barrier between Co sites and *OH.
Topics & Concepts
AdsorptionCenter (category theory)OxygenDopingPorosityMaterials scienceCharge (physics)Charge densityChemistryNanotechnologyChemical physicsCrystallographyPhysical chemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsComposite materialQuantum mechanicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchCopper-based nanomaterials and applications