Iron-anchored black phosphorus with a phosphate proton reservoir for industrial-current-density water oxidation
Xinyuan Chen, Y. Liang L.-S. Wan, Yue Yu, Shangqing Chen, Yi Huang, Lijuan Shi, Liwei Cheng, Kangrui Sun, F.T. Cheng, Huijuan Guo, Qun Yi
Abstract
In situ -generated phosphate in the Fe/BP NS OER electrocatalyst acts as a proton reservoir, decoupling the proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) and transforming the rate-determining step (RDS) from *O to *OOH into the *OOH deprotonation step.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryPhosphateProtonDeprotonationInorganic chemistryDecoupling (probability)Electron transferElectrocatalystBlack phosphorusPhosphorusGlucose 6-phosphateNuclear chemistryProton-coupled electron transferTransition metalCatalysisElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsFuel Cells and Related Materials