Reversible amorphization and the catalytically active state of crystalline Co3O4 during oxygen evolution

A Bergmann, E Martinez-Moreno, D Teschner… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Water splitting catalysed by earth-abundant materials is pivotal for global-scale production of
non-fossil fuels, yet our understanding of the active catalyst structure and reactivity is still …

Modifying redox properties and local bonding of Co3O4 by CeO2 enhances oxygen evolution catalysis in acid

J Huang, H Sheng, RD Ross, J Han, X Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Developing efficient and stable earth-abundant electrocatalysts for acidic oxygen evolution
reaction is the bottleneck for water splitting using proton exchange membrane electrolyzers …

Role of Fe decoration on the oxygen evolving state of Co 3 O 4 nanocatalysts

FT Haase, E Ortega, S Saddeler, FP Schmidt… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of green hydrogen through alkaline water electrolysis is the key technology
for the future carbon-neutral industry. Nanocrystalline Co3O4 catalysts are highly promising …

On the chemical state of Co oxide electrocatalysts during alkaline water splitting

D Friebel, M Bajdich, BS Yeo, MW Louie… - Physical Chemistry …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and high-resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy were
used to identify the chemical state of a Co electrocatalyst in situ during the oxygen evolution …

Unified structural motifs of the catalytically active state of Co (oxyhydr) oxides during the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction

A Bergmann, TE Jones, E Martinez Moreno… - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
Efficient catalysts for the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are critical for
electrochemical H2 production. Their design requires structural knowledge of their …

Operando Surface X-ray Diffraction Studies of Structurally Defined Co3O4 and CoOOH Thin Films during Oxygen Evolution

F Reikowski, F Maroun, I Pacheco, T Wiegmann… - Acs …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the search for precious-metal-free electrode materials for electrochemical water splitting,
transition-metal oxides have been receiving much recent interest as active and stable …

Reversible adapting layer produces robust single-crystal electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution

CW Tung, YY Hsu, YP Shen, Y Zheng, TS Chan… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Electrochemically converting water into oxygen/hydrogen gas is ideal for high-density
renewable energy storage in which robust electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution play …

Understanding the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Mechanism on CoOx using Operando Ambient-Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

M Favaro, J Yang, S Nappini, E Magnano… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical water splitting is a promising approach for renewable production of
hydrogen from solar energy and requires interfacing advanced water-splitting catalysts with …

The flexibility of an amorphous cobalt hydroxide nanomaterial promotes the electrocatalysis of oxygen evolution reaction

J Liu, J Nai, T You, P An, J Zhang, G Ma, X Niu, C Liang… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Structural flexibility can be a desirable trait of an operating catalyst because it adapts itself to
a given catalytic process for enhanced activity. Here, amorphous cobalt hydroxide …

Operando Investigation of Structural and Chemical Origin of Co3O4 Stability in Acid under Oxygen Evolution Reaction

K Natarajan, E Munirathinam… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Replacement of an expensive anode electrocatalyst in proton exchange membrane water
electrolysis is of great importance. Recently explored Co3O4 shows good activity and …