Fe-MOF-based catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction: Microenvironment regulated by organic ligands, metals and carbonization synergistically

Chenchen Ding, Weiwei Zhong, Yuqi Cao, Tingting Ma, Huimin Ye, Zheng Fang, Yirong Feng, Shuangfei Zhao, Jiming Yang, Yuguang Li, Lei Shen, Wei He

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Abstract

In this work, novel catalysts towards oxygen evolution reaction were designed based on Fe-MOF materials. The issues concerning the microenvironment of active sites, such as organic ligands and metal sites, were investigated in detail. Fe-BDC derived from terephthalic acid (H2BDC) displayed better performance compared with Fe-FDCA generated by 2,5-furanedicarboxylic acid (FDCA) due to the difference in electron cloud density of Fe active sites. The additional introduction of metal sites improved the catalytic activity of Co-Fe-BDC and Ni-Fe-BDC with faster reaction kinetics, but its relatively few active sites resulted in oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance similar to that of the initial Fe-BDC. The pyrolysis of Co/Ni-Fe-BDC afforded carbon-based catalyst Co-Fe-C, possessing an extremely low overpotential (208 mV) at 10 mA/cm2 and high electrocatalytic stability after 36 h of continuous operation, relative to Fe-BDC (249 mV). The high catalytic performance was attributed to the compact and efficient microenvironment of active sites. This study provided a new strategy for the development of efficient and durable electrocatalysts for OER.

Original languageEnglish
Article number120888
JournalChemical Engineering Science
Volume302
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Feb 2025

Keywords

  • Annealed carbonization
  • Metal-doped
  • Metal-organic frameworks
  • Organic ligand
  • Oxygen evolution reaction

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