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Mapping the performance of amorphous ternary metal oxide water oxidation catalysts containing aluminium

TitleMapping the performance of amorphous ternary metal oxide water oxidation catalysts containing aluminium
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsCuijuan, Z, Fagan, RD, Smith, RDL, Moore, SA, Berlinguette, CP, Trudel, S
JournalJ. Mater. Chem. A
Volume3
Pagination756-761
Abstract

An extensive series of ternary amorphous catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction are synthesized by a facile photochemical metal-organic deposition method. The electrocatalytic activity of catalyst films containing aluminium with a combination of iron{,} nickel{,} and/or cobalt are mapped out to determine how composition affects reactivity in these novel ternary amorphous metal-oxide oxygen-evolving catalysts. An important outcome of this work is the finding that the Al/Fe/Ni series of materials delivered strikingly low Tafel slopes of 11-27 mV dec-1{,} which are among the lowest values reported to date.

URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4TA04495A
DOI10.1039/C4TA04495A