Transition metal based heterogeneous electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction at near-neutral pH
- 21 April 2020
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Nanoscale
- Vol. 12 (18), 9924-9934
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nr02187c
Abstract
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is considered as a major bottleneck of water splitting for hydrogen generation. It is highly desired to develop high performance OER catalysts in near-neutral operating environments because of mild corrosion and pollution. This review summarized the recent development of heterogeneous catalysts containing transition metals (TM) for the OER at near-neutral pH. Specifically, we focus on some effective strategies to achieve a high OER performance for TM (e.g., Co, Mn, Ni, Cu, Fe, and binary TM)-based catalysts in near-neutral media. The progress and perspectives are discussed, which might provide some insights into the rapid promotion of the electrocatalytic performance for future applications in hydrogen production.Keywords
Funding Information
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (ZDBS-LY-JSC021)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51872306)
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LQ19B030002)
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