<i>In situ</i> evolution of bulk-active γ-CoOOH with immobilized Gd dopants enabling efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysis
Tianjue Hou, Ruotao Yang, Jiaxin Xu, Xiaodie He, Hongyuan Yang, Prashanth W. Menezes, Ziliang Chen
Abstract
Immobilized Gd dopants induced deep reconstruction of α-Co(OH) 2 during alkaline OER into γ-CoOOH with modified crystallinity and electronic structure. Thus, the bulk and intrinsic activity was enhanced, boosting the resulting OER performance.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystOxygen evolutionIn situDopantMaterials scienceOxygenNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemical physicsDopingChemistryElectrodeOptoelectronicsPhysical chemistryElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrochemical Analysis and Applications