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Ni–Fe Nanosheets Anchored on Porous Cobalt Substrate towards Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a vital role in electrolytic water splitting. It is urgent to explore highly active non-precious metal OER catalysts. Herein, the etching combined with the electrodeposition was used to synthesize the efficient Ni–Fe/p-CoAl catalyst, which exhibits ideal OER performance. A low overpotential of 282 mV and 296 mV are needed to achieve the current density of 50 mA/cm2 and 100 mA/cm2 in 1 M KOH, respectively. Moreover, the as-prepared catalyst shows good durability with no detectable degradation during long-term operation. The enhanced OER performance can be attributed to the large electrochemical surface area and the strong interaction between Ni–Fe nanosheets and active substrate.

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Etching combined with the electrodeposition method was used to synthesize an efficient Ni–Fe/p-CoAl catalyst for OER.

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This work is supported by the Local Science and Technology Development Fund Projects Guided by the Central Government of China (2021ZYD0060), the Science and Technology Project of Southwest Petroleum University (2021JBGS03).

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Li, L., Yan, S., Wang, H. et al. Ni–Fe Nanosheets Anchored on Porous Cobalt Substrate towards Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Catal Lett (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-024-04657-3

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