Tailoring the catalytic activity of nickel sites in NiFe2O4 by cobalt substitution for highly enhanced oxygen evolution reaction

Author(s):  
Zhe Zhang ◽  
Xiaodong Yan ◽  
Jiangyong Liu ◽  
Bing Liu ◽  
Zhi-Guo Gu

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations predict that Fe sites are the preferred active centers for OER, while Ni centers are activated at higher potentials. Tuning the local electronic environment of...

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (48) ◽  
pp. 19308-19317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Liang ◽  
Chao Liu ◽  
Mingwei Chen ◽  
Xiaopeng Qi ◽  
Pramod Kumar U. ◽  
...  

DFT calculations confirmed that the P–N coupled site changed the ORR pathway and improved the catalytic activity compared with single doping.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 5129-5135
Author(s):  
Wenlong Guo ◽  
Xin Lian

We study the kinetics mechanism for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on the (110) and (022) facets of β-Cu2V2O7 using the density functional theory and find that the (110) orientation is more OER active than (022).


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaifa Lu ◽  
Guanru Chang ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Xin-Yao Yu

By combining density functional theory calculations and experiments, we have demonstrated that the decoration of RuO2 can effectively accelerate the oxygen evolution reaction kinetics of Co3O4 in neutral electrolyte.


Author(s):  
Miaogen Chen ◽  
Wenya Chang ◽  
Yaxin Shi ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Can Li

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is recognized as a favorable substrate of monoatom catalyst due to its uniform nanoholes for anchoring the metal monoatom, while the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) overpotential...


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (43) ◽  
pp. 28943-28949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongnan Xu ◽  
John R. Kitchin

The structure-sensitivity of oxide catalysts is explored using density functional theory. The potential activities of undiscovered, oxide polymorphs are evaluated for use in the oxygen evolution reaction.


Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunhua Yang ◽  
Yang Wu ◽  
Yuxiu Wang ◽  
He-Na Zhang ◽  
Liang-Hui Zhu ◽  
...  

In alkaline, the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) of dual transition metal atoms (2TM) nitrogen-decorated graphene as double-atom catalysts (DACs) has received special attention. Here, using density functional theory (DFT)...


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