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Molybdate-mediated self-healing NiMoFeO/Ni electrodes for durable alkaline OER performance
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Dynamic molybdate chemistry sustains reconstructed NiFeOOH during alkaline oxygen evolution. In self-healing NiMoFeO/Ni electrodes, reversible MoO42- leaching/redeposition helps restore Ni3+-rich active species and facilitates charge transfer, enabling an overpotential of 221 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and durable operation at 500 mA cm-2 for 300 h.
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