Understanding the formation of bulk- and surface-active layered (oxy)hydroxides for water oxidation starting from a cobalt selenite precursor
J. Niklas Hausmann, Stefan Mebs, Konstantin Laun, Ingo Zebger, Holger Dau, Prashanth W. Menezes, Matthias Drieß
Abstract
Starting from a cobalt selenite precatalyst, we obtained a bulk and a near-surface active oxygen evolution catalyst and connected their structural properties to the precatalyst structure, the transformation conditions, and the catalytic activity.
Topics & Concepts
CobaltSeleniumCatalysisOxygenChemistryChemical engineeringLayered double hydroxidesOxygen evolutionInorganic chemistryTransformation (genetics)Materials scienceOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrochemistryEngineeringGeneElectrodeBiochemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials Science