Regulating the selective adsorption of OH* over the equatorial position of Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub><i>via</i> doping of Ru ions for efficient water oxidation reaction
Ragunath Madhu, Arun Karmakar, Preethi Arunachalam, Jaisakthi Muthukumar, Pradeep Gudlur, Subrata Kundu
Abstract
The synthesized Ru-Co 3 O 4 delivers a high performance towards the OER in alkaline (292 mV) and acidic (365 mV) media. Structural optimization demonstrates the distortion of bond length favours the selective adsorption of OH − which facilitates the OER.
Topics & Concepts
AdsorptionIonChemistryDopingInorganic chemistryMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsAdvanced battery technologies research