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Sulfur quantum dots integration in conductive microrod array enable superior oxygen evolution performance.

Chuqiao Wu¹, Shilin Bo², Zhijie Luo¹

¹School of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.

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|April 30, 2025

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Developing electron-rich cobalt catalysts with sulfur dots significantly enhances oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance. This strategy optimizes cobalt sites for efficient water splitting electrocatalysis.

Keywords:

Electrocatalysis First-principles calculations Oxygen evolution reaction Sulfur quantum dots

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Catalysis

Background:

Efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts are crucial for renewable energy systems, particularly for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
Cobalt-based catalysts show promise but require electronic modulation to improve the adsorption/desorption of oxygen intermediates.
Optimizing cobalt (Co) sites is essential for enhancing electrocatalytic performance in OER.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a reliable strategy for optimizing the activity of cobalt sites in electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
To investigate the effect of sulfur dots as electron donors on the electronic structure of cobalt sites.
To enhance the electrocatalytic performance of cobalt-based catalysts for water splitting.

Main Methods:

Utilized sulfur dots as electron donors to create electron-rich cobalt sites in a cobalt-based catalyst, Co(TCNQ)2.
Employed density functional theory (DFT) calculations to understand the electronic modulation and energy barrier changes.
Synthesized and tested the sulfur dots-assisted catalyst for OER performance in an alkaline electrolyte.

Main Results:

Sulfur dots successfully modulated the electronic structure of Co sites, leading to electron accumulation (Coδ-) and downshifted d-band centers.
The electron-rich Co sites facilitated oxygen intermediate interaction and promoted the desorption of key intermediates (*OOH).
The optimized catalyst demonstrated a significant reduction in overpotential (from 390 mV to 238 mV at 10 mA cm-2) and a lower Tafel slope (55.2 mV dec-1) compared to RuO2/CF.

Conclusions:

The sulfur dots-assisted strategy effectively enhances cobalt sites' electronic structure for superior OER activity.
This approach offers insights into designing high-performance electrocatalysts by regulating electronic properties via electron donors.
The findings contribute to the advancement of efficient electrocatalysts for water splitting and renewable energy technologies.