Hollow Iron-Vanadium Composite Spheres: A Highly Efficient Iron-Based Water Oxidation Electrocatalyst without the
Ke Fan1,2, Yongfei Ji3, Haiyuan Zou2
1Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10044, Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract:
Noble-metal-free bimetal-based electrocatalysts have shown high efficiency for water oxidation. Ni and/or Co in these electrocatalysts are essential to provide a conductive, high-surface area and a chemically stable host. However, the necessity of Ni or Co limits the scope of low-cost electrocatalysts. Herein, we report a hierarchical hollow FeV composite, which is Ni- and Co-free and highly efficient for electrocatalytic water oxidation with low overpotential 390 mV (10 mA cm-2 catalytic current density), low Tafel slope of 36.7 mV dec-1 , and a considerable durability. This work provides a novel and efficient catalyst, and greatly expands the scope of low-cost Fe-based electrocatalysts for water splitting without need of Ni or Co.
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