Superb water splitting activity of the electrocatalyst Fe3Co(PO4)4 designed with computation aid

The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the main obstacle in water splitting which is generally catalyzed by precious metals. Here, authors report a DFT predicted non-precious bimetallic phosphate electrocatalyst that displays high OER activity and stability.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Siraj Sultan, Miran Ha, Dong Yeon Kim, Jitendra N. Tiwari, Chang Woo Myung, Abhishek Meena, Tae Joo Shin, Keun Hwa Chae, Kwang S. Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13050-3