A brush-like Cu<sub>2</sub>O–CoO core–shell nanoarray: an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall seawater splitting
Lisi Xie, Qian Liu, Xun He, Yongsong Luo, Dongdong Zheng, Shengjun Sun, Asmaa Farouk, Mohamed S. Hamdy, Jun Liu, Qingquan Kong, Xuping Sun
Abstract
A brush-like Cu 2 O–CoO core–shell nanoarray supported on Cu foam behaves as a high-efficiency bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall seawater splitting, requiring a low cell voltage of 1.82 V to drive 100 mA cm −2 .
Topics & Concepts
Oxygen evolutionBifunctionalElectrocatalystSeawaterElectrolysisElectrolyteWater splittingChemical engineeringElectrolysis of waterMaterials scienceElectrodeCopperChemistryInorganic chemistryCatalysisElectrochemistryMetallurgyPhysical chemistryGeologyOrganic chemistryEngineeringPhotocatalysisOceanographyElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction