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Electrochemical Transformation of Metal Organic Framework into Ultrathin Metal Hydroxide-(oxy)hydroxide Nanosheets for Alkaline Water Oxidation

Singh B., Prakash O., Maiti P. et al. · ACS Applied Nano Materials · 2020 · 6693-6701

8materials
11samples
10synthesis routes
22measurements
45results
6claims and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

CF-2 is the optimum CoFe-PBA-derived sample, reaching 10 mA cm-2 at 250 mV overpotential with the lowest reported Tafel slope in the CF series.

Caveat: Application metric is OER in alkaline electrolyte, not direct electronic conductivity.

6696-6697 · 3.3 · Figure 3 · Linked to 2 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

Higher applied potential or longer chronoamperometric treatment can peel catalyst from carbon cloth and reduce OER activity.

S-3-S-4 · Table S1 · Table S1 · Linked to 2 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

Fe leaching during CoFe-PBA restructuring leaves a cobalt-rich Fe-Co hydroxide/oxyhydroxide phase; the retained Fe and resulting structure are proposed to aid high oxidation states and charge transport.

Caveat: The paper states no direct correlation between OER activity and Fe content was found because peeling and Co oxidation state also affect activity.

6696 · 3.2 · Linked to 2 structured results

Synthesis MechanismSupport assessment: High

The PBA-to-ultrathin hydroxide/oxyhydroxide transformation can be extended to NiFe-PBA, producing NF-2 nanosheets.

Caveat: NF-2 has poorer OER activity than CF-2, attributed to thicker nanosheets and less favourable active phases.

6698 · 3.3 · Figures S27-S34 · Linked to 3 structured results

Synthesis MechanismSupport assessment: High

Self-supported CoFe-PBA@CC can be electrochemically transformed by anodic chronoamperometry into ultrathin Fe-Co hydroxide/oxyhydroxide nanosheets.

Caveat: The final active material is derived hydroxide/oxyhydroxide, not the intact PBA framework.

6695 · 3.2 · Figure 1 · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The authors attribute superior OER activity of CF-2 to improved charge transport, low charge-transfer resistance, higher ECSA, and ultrathin morphology.

Caveat: EIS charge-transfer resistance is described qualitatively without a reported numeric Rct.

6697-6698 · 3.3-4 · Figure 3e-f · Linked to 3 structured results

Material identities

Names and aliases are kept exactly within the paper’s own identity model.

MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
CoFe-LDH@CCCoFe layered double hydroxide on carbon clothCo, Fe · hydroxide2D · Compositehydrothermally synthesised CoFe LDH nanosheets6694 · 2.4
CoFe-PBA@CCcobalt iron Prussian blue analogue on carbon clothCo, Fe · bridging cyanide/hexacyanoferrate, K3[Fe(CN)6] derived3D · Compositecubic Prussian blue analogue, Fm3m, matched JCPDF-01-077-11616694 · 3.1 · Figure S1
CoHC@CCcobalt hydroxide carbonate on carbon clothCo · carbonate/hydroxide2D · Compositecobalt hydroxide carbonate nanoarrays on carbon cloth6694 · 2.1
Fe-Co(OH)2-Co(O)x(OH)y nanosheetsFe-Co(OH)2-Co(O)x(OH)yFe, Co2D · Derivedmixed alpha-Co(OH)2 and beta-Co(O)x(OH)y phases6695 · 3.2 · Figure S13
Fe-Ni(OH)2-Ni(O)x(OH)y nanosheetsFe-Ni(OH)2-Ni(O)x(OH)yFe, Ni2D · Derivedmixed beta-Ni(OH)2 and gamma-Ni(O)x(OH)y phases6698 · 3.3 · Figures S27-S32
NiFe-PBA@CCnickel iron Prussian blue analogue on carbon clothNi, Fe · bridging cyanide/hexacyanoferrate, K3[Fe(CN)6] derived3D · Compositecubic Prussian blue analogue, Fm3mS-19 · 6. Figures · Figure S22
NiHC@CCnickel hydroxide carbonate on carbon clothNi · carbonate/hydroxide2D · Compositenickel hydroxide carbonate nanoarrays on carbon clothS-2 · 3.1
commercial RuO2RuO2Ruunknown · Unknowncommercial oxide benchmarkS-17 · 6. Figures · Figure S18

Sample register

Sample form, processing state and composition status define the context for measurements.

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
CF-1research_0485__mat__m_fe_co_hydroxide_oxyhydroxideElectrode · Target Sample · Mixed MetalCoFe-PBA@CC transformed at 1.45 V vs RHE for 12 hcarbon cloth6694 · 2.3 · Scheme S1; Table S1
CF-2research_0485__mat__m_fe_co_hydroxide_oxyhydroxideElectrode · Target Sample · Mixed MetalCoFe-PBA@CC transformed at 1.55 V vs RHE for 12 hcarbon cloth · ~3 nm6695 · 3.2 · Figure 1; Figure S15
CF-3research_0485__mat__m_fe_co_hydroxide_oxyhydroxideElectrode · Target Sample · Mixed MetalCoFe-PBA@CC transformed at 1.65 V vs RHE for 12 hcarbon clothS-3 · Table S1 · Table S1
CF-4research_0485__mat__m_fe_co_hydroxide_oxyhydroxideElectrode · Target Sample · Mixed MetalCoFe-PBA@CC transformed at 1.55 V vs RHE for 24 hcarbon clothS-3 · Table S1 · Table S1
CF-5research_0485__mat__m_cofe_ldhElectrode · Pristine Control · Mixed Metalhydrothermal CoFe-LDH@CC comparison catalystcarbon cloth6694 · 2.4
CoFe-PBA@CCresearch_0485__mat__m_cofe_pbaElectrode · Pristine Control · Compositeself-supported PBA before chronoamperometric activationcarbon cloth6694 · 2.2
CoHC@CCresearch_0485__mat__m_cohcElectrode · Pristine Control · Compositehydrothermally deposited cobalt hydroxide carbonate templatecarbon cloth6694 · 2.1
NF-2research_0485__mat__m_fe_ni_hydroxide_oxyhydroxideElectrode · Target Sample · Mixed MetalNiFe-PBA@CC transformed at 1.55 V vs RHE for 12 hcarbon cloth · ~6 nmS-23 · 6. Figures · Figure S30
NiFe-PBA@CCresearch_0485__mat__m_nife_pbaElectrode · Composite Component · Compositeself-supported NiFe-PBA before CA treatmentcarbon clothS-2 · 3.2
NiHC@CCresearch_0485__mat__m_nihcElectrode · Pristine Control · Compositehydrothermally deposited nickel hydroxide carbonate templatecarbon clothS-2 · 3.1
commercial RuO2research_0485__mat__m_ruo2Electrode · Pristine Control · Unknowncommercial OER benchmarkS-17 · 6. Figures · Figure S18