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Synthesis of Efficient TMS@MOF-5 Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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For environment friendly water splitting, development of highly efficient and stable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst composed of earth abundant elements is very challenging. Herein, highly efficient OER catalysts TMS@MOF-5 have been prepared by in-situ incorporation of pre-synthesized various transition metal sulfide (TMS = MnS, FeS, CoS, NiS, CuS and ZnS) nanoparticles into MOF-5. Structure, morphology and composition of prepared samples have been analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, Elemental Mapping and Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy. OER activity of all these samples was determined by coating them on Ni-foam to form TMS@MOF-5/NF as working electrode through cyclic voltammetry. Among all the samples, NiS@MOF-5/NF exhibited excellent stability and OER catalytic activity as it required just 174 mV overpotential to achieve the 10mAcm−2current density, which is better than many other 3d transition metal based and Ni-based OER catalysts. Present study provides new way to design more efficient Ni-based catalysts for electrochemical water splitting applications.

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The authors thank to Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan for providing financial support to carry out this project under International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP). We also acknowledge the use of lab facilities at School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, UK, by Prof. Duncan H. Gregory.

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  1. Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan

    Muhammad Fiaz, Muhammad Kashif, Misal Fatima & Muhammad Athar

  2. School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    Muhammad Fiaz

  3. Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland

    Syeda Rabia Batool

  4. Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

    Muhammad Adnan Asghar

  5. Institute of Advanced Materials, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan

    Muhammad Shakeel

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Fiaz, M., Kashif, M., Fatima, M. et al. Synthesis of Efficient TMS@MOF-5 Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Catal Lett 150, 2648–2659 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-020-03155-6

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