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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Catalysis

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  • Efficient water splitting requires optimized oxygen evolution reaction (OER) kinetics.
  • Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) offer tunable structures for catalytic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize porous ferrocene-based MOF nanoflowers (MFc-MOFs) as model catalysts.
  • To investigate the structure-activity relationship for OER.
  • To evaluate their performance in overall water splitting.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of MFc-MOFs (M = Co, Ni, Fe, Mn).
  • Operando electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
  • In situ Raman spectroscopy.
  • Overall water splitting device testing.

Main Results:

  • CoFc-MOF@NF exhibited an ultralow OER overpotential (189 mV at 10 mA cm⁻²) and 250 h stability.
  • The catalyst showed superior performance in overall water splitting compared to commercial RuO₂.
  • Surface transformation to CoFeOOH (OER-active species) with ferrocene units acting as electron mediators was observed.

Conclusions:

  • CoFc-MOF@NF demonstrates high catalytic activity, rapid kinetics, and robust stability for sustainable hydrogen production.
  • This work presents a new strategy for balancing activity and stability in MOF-based OER catalysts.