Bottom-up MOF-intermediated synthesis of 3D hierarchical flower-like cobalt-based homobimetallic phophide composed of ultrathin nanosheets for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction

• Published in: Applied catalysis. B, Environmental Vol. 249; pp. 147 - 154
• Main Authors: Li, Guoliang, Zhang, Xiaobing, Zhang, He, Liao, Chunyang, Jiang, Guibin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.07.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Bimetals; Catalysts; Cobalt; Electrocatalysts; Energy research; Flowers; Fossil fuels; Hierarchical superstructure; Hydrogen fuels; Low temperature; Nanosheets; Noble metals; Oxygen; Oxygen evolution reaction; Oxygen evolution reactions; Phosphating (coating); Phosphide; Phosphides; Stability; Synthesis; Three dimensional flow; Ultrathin nanosheet; Water splitting; Hierarchical superstructure; Synthesis; Oxygen evolution reaction; Ultrathin nanosheet; Phosphide

[Display omitted] •A bottom-up strategy was developed to synthesize 3D hierarchical flower-like materials (3DHFLMs).•The 3DHFLMs were composed of ultrathin 2D nanosheets.•The phosphorized cobalt-based homobimetallic 3DHFLMs show highly efficient activity in oxygen evolution reaction (OER).•The uniqu...