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Area of Science:

  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Catalysis

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  • Electrochemical water splitting integrates hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for energy efficiency.
  • Existing catalysts face challenges with stability in acidic media (OER) or poor kinetics in alkaline media (HER).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a bifunctional catalyst for efficient electrochemical water splitting in alkaline environments.
  • To address the limitations of current catalysts in terms of stability and kinetics.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a CoP/Co3O4 heterostructure.
  • Surface engineering to introduce oxygen (O) and phosphorus (P) defects, creating s-CoP/Co3O4.
  • Evaluation of the catalyst's performance in alkaline HER and OER.

Main Results:

  • The s-CoP/Co3O4 catalyst achieved a current density of -10 mA cm-2 at an overpotential of 106 mV vs. RHE for alkaline HER.
  • For OER, the catalyst required an overpotential of 211 mV vs. RHE at 10 mA cm-2 with a low Tafel slope of 58.4 mV dec-1.
  • Demonstrated bifunctional catalytic activity in 1 M KOH.

Conclusions:

  • The developed s-CoP/Co3O4 heterostructure serves as an effective bifunctional catalyst for alkaline water splitting.
  • Surface engineering creating unsaturated metal sites offers a low-cost approach to enhance electro-catalytic activity.
  • This work presents a promising strategy for scalable and cost-effective hydrogen production.