2D iron/cobalt metal-organic frameworks with an extended ligand for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

Wenjing Shang, Qiulin Li, Xiang Li, Ke Zhang, Binghao Wang, Yongbing Lou, Jinxi Chen*

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Abstract

The design of an efficient OER catalyst is significant for water splitting. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are emerging as promising electrocatalysts due to their diversity of structure and tunability of function. In this paper, 2D FexCo1−x-MOF1/NF with an extended ligand (biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, BPDC) is constructed on nickel foam by a solvothermal method. Compared with the MOF2 synthesized by using BDC (1,4-bezenedicarboxylate), MOF1 shows excellent performance. Among MOF1, Fe0.5Co0.5-MOF1/NF exhibits outstanding performance with a low overpotential (217 mV) and a small Tafel slope (31.16 mV Dec−1) at 10 mA cm−2 and performs well at a high current density. In addition, the catalyst is remarkable in terms of durability both in alkaline solution and simulated seawater. The synergetic effect between Fe and Co and more active sites exposed play an important role in improving the OER activity. This work provides an effective strategy for the rational design of MOFs as inexpensive electrocatalysts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8613-8619
Number of pages7
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume52
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 May 2023
Externally publishedYes

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