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A novel composite electrode for oxygen evolution reaction

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FeOOH nanowires were prepared and characterized with X-ray diffraction spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. A composite electrode consisting of FeOOH and Ni foam (FeOOH/Ni-foam) was fabricated, and its catalytic performance for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) was evaluated and compared with nanowire NiCo2O4/Ni-foam electrode. The mass current density of OER on FeOOH/Ni-foam is around three times of that on NiCo2O4/Ni-foam. Ni foam played a key role for the high activity of the FeOOH/Ni-foam. A synergistic mechanism of FeOOH and Ni was proposed to account for the superior catalytic performance of the FeOOH/Ni-foam electrode. Considering the low cost, abundant resource and environment-benign property of FeOOH, the FeOOH/Ni-foam electrode would be a promising anode for OER.

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of this research by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (HEUCFT1205).

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    Bangan Lu, Changqing Wang, Shuli Chen, Yin Jinling, Guiling Wang & Dianxue Cao

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Lu, B., Wang, C., Chen, S. et al. A novel composite electrode for oxygen evolution reaction. J Solid State Electrochem 17, 2277–2282 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-013-2105-4

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