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Boride-derived oxygen-evolution catalysts

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  • Ning Wang

    (Tianjin University
    University of Toronto)

  • Aoni Xu

    (University of Toronto)

  • Pengfei Ou

    (University of Toronto)

  • Sung-Fu Hung

    (National Chiao Tung University)

  • Adnan Ozden

    (University of Toronto)

  • Ying-Rui Lu

    (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center)

  • Jehad Abed

    (University of Toronto)

  • Ziyun Wang

    (University of Toronto)

  • Yu Yan

    (University of Toronto)

  • Meng-Jia Sun

    (University of Toronto)

  • Yujian Xia

    (Soochow University)

  • Mei Han

    (Tianjin University)

  • Jingrui Han

    (Tianjin University)

  • Kaili Yao

    (Tianjin University)

  • Feng-Yi Wu

    (National Chiao Tung University)

  • Pei-Hsuan Chen

    (National Chiao Tung University)

  • Alberto Vomiero

    (Luleå University of Technology
    Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

  • Ali Seifitokaldani

    (McGill University)

  • Xuhui Sun

    (Soochow University)

  • David Sinton

    (National Chiao Tung University)

  • Yongchang Liu

    (Tianjin University)

  • Edward H. Sargent

    (University of Toronto)

  • Hongyan Liang

    (Tianjin University)

Abstract

Metal borides/borates have been considered promising as oxygen evolution reaction catalysts; however, to date, there is a dearth of evidence of long-term stability at practical current densities. Here we report a phase composition modulation approach to fabricate effective borides/borates-based catalysts. We find that metal borides in-situ formed metal borates are responsible for their high activity. This knowledge prompts us to synthesize NiFe-Boride, and to use it as a templating precursor to form an active NiFe-Borate catalyst. This boride-derived oxide catalyzes oxygen evolution with an overpotential of 167 mV at 10 mA/cm2 in 1 M KOH electrolyte and requires a record-low overpotential of 460 mV to maintain water splitting performance for over 400 h at current density of 1 A/cm2. We couple the catalyst with CO reduction in an alkaline membrane electrode assembly electrolyser, reporting stable C2H4 electrosynthesis at current density 200 mA/cm2 for over 80 h.

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  • Ning Wang & Aoni Xu & Pengfei Ou & Sung-Fu Hung & Adnan Ozden & Ying-Rui Lu & Jehad Abed & Ziyun Wang & Yu Yan & Meng-Jia Sun & Yujian Xia & Mei Han & Jingrui Han & Kaili Yao & Feng-Yi Wu & Pei-Hsuan , 2021. "Boride-derived oxygen-evolution catalysts," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-26307-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26307-7
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