Issue 11, 2024

Doping Ru on FeNi LDH/FeII/III–MOF heterogeneous core–shell structure for efficient oxygen evolution

Abstract

Noble metal-based catalysts such as RuO2 and IrO2 are widely used in the catalysis of the OER. However, because of their high price and poor stability, it is urgent to develop transition metal-based electrocatalysts with low precious metal doping as an alternative. Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) grown on 3D metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are ideal for doping precious metals owing to abundant defects at the heterointerface, large surface area, and intrinsic oxygen evolution activity. In this study, a novel FeNi LDH/MOF heterostructure was prepared via a two-step solvothermal method using Fe-soc-MOFs as the substrate. Subsequently, Ru was introduced through a hydrothermal process. The as-synthesized Ru@FeNi LDH/MOF has an overpotential of only 242 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm−2 and can be used in continuous electrolysis for 48 h. Its unique nanocubic core–shell structure and flower-like LDHs on its surface provide a large number of active sites, which become the key to ensuring high activity and stability. With the doping of Ru, the electronic structure was adjusted and electron transfer was accelerated, further improving electrochemical activity. This study provides a new idea for developing transition metal-based catalysts with low noble metal loading.

Graphical abstract: Doping Ru on FeNi LDH/FeII/III–MOF heterogeneous core–shell structure for efficient oxygen evolution

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Jan 2024
Accepted
12 Feb 2024
First published
19 Feb 2024

Dalton Trans., 2024,53, 5291-5300

Doping Ru on FeNi LDH/FeII/III–MOF heterogeneous core–shell structure for efficient oxygen evolution

Y. Cao, Y. Wen, Y. Li, M. Cao, B. Li, Q. Shen and W. Gu, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 5291 DOI: 10.1039/D4DT00008K

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