Isovalent anion-induced electrochemical activity of doped Co 3 V 2 O 8 for oxygen evolution reaction application

The activity of an OER electrocatalyst is a strong function of the reaction kinetics at the active sites, which can be influenced by catalytic engineering ( e.g. , heterostructure, doping, and the addition of cocatalysts). Herein, we report the improved reaction kinetics of cobalt oxide for the OER...

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Published in:Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry 2022-10, Vol.51 (40), p.15312-15321
Main Authors: Gyanprakash D., Maurya, Sharma, Gyan Prakash, Gupta, Prashant Kumar
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Language:English
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Summary:The activity of an OER electrocatalyst is a strong function of the reaction kinetics at the active sites, which can be influenced by catalytic engineering ( e.g. , heterostructure, doping, and the addition of cocatalysts). Herein, we report the improved reaction kinetics of cobalt oxide for the OER via the addition of high valence vanadium and thereafter doping with sulphur (S-Co 3 V 2 O 8 ). The addition of vanadium increases the oxygen vacancy while the doping of sulphur increases the electronic conductivity of the electrocatalyst. The synergic effect of the oxygen vacancy and electronic conductivity increases the activity of S-Co 3 V 2 O 8 . Furthermore, S-Co 3 V 2 O 8 showed the least Tafel slope, which showed the activity enhancement towards the oxygen evolution reaction. Moreover, the underlying reaction mechanism is explored by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, which reveals that the ratio of polarisation resistance to double-layer capacitance is minimum for S-Co 3 V 2 O 8 , indicating the highest activity.
ISSN:1477-9226
1477-9234
DOI:10.1039/D2DT01857H