Black phosphorus incorporated cobalt oxide: Biomimetic channels for electrocatalytic water oxidation

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(21)63937-2

Abstract

Abstract:

Learning from nature photosynthesis, the development of efficient artificial catalysts for water oxidation is an ongoing challenge. Herein, a lamellar cobalt oxide (CoO), black phosphorus (BP) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) hybrid electrocatalyst is reported. BP domains are anchored on RGO and coated with CoO via P-O bonds. The widespread P-O bond network constitutes the proton acceptor and forms a proton exit channel, akin to the use of Asp61 in Photosystem II (PSII). The innermost kernel layer RGO serves as the current collector and forms an electron exit channel, mimicking the function of Tyr161 for charge transfer. The outermost encapsulation CoO layer acts as water oxidation catalyst (WOC). These biology-inspired features endow an outstanding OER performance of the hybrid material with a low overpotential of 206 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm^-2. This work provides a new design guide for OER electrocatalysts through constructing two specialized channels for proton and electron transfer.

Key words: Electrocatalysis, Water oxidation, Oxygen evolution reaction, Proton transfer, Electron transfer

Xueqing Gao, Xiaomeng Liu, Shujiao Yang, Wei Zhang, Haiping Lin, Rui Cao. Black phosphorus incorporated cobalt oxide: Biomimetic channels for electrocatalytic water oxidation[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 43(4): 1123-1130.

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Fig. 1. Illustration of biomimetic channels in CoO-BP-RGO. Electron and proton transfers in natural PSII (a) and artificial CoO-BP-RGO electrocatalyst (b).

Fig. 2. The illustration of the preparation and structure of CoO-BP-RGO with P-O bonds.

Fig. 3. (a) XRD patterns of CoO-BP-RGO, BP and GO (inset); (b) Raman spectrum of CoO-BP-RGO; The illustration of graphene (c), BP (d), and CoO (e).

Fig. 4. SEM (a) and TEM (b?e) images of CoO-BP-RGO; The corresponding HAADF STEM image (f) and EDX mapping (g) and line scanning patterns (h) of CoO-BP-RGO.

Fig. 5. Narrow scan C 1s (a), Co 2p (b), P 2p (c), and O 1s (d) XPS spectra of CoO-BP-RGO.

Fig. 6. Electrocatalytic water oxidation performances. (a) LSV polarization curves of CoO-BP-RGO, CoO-RGO, CoO-BP and BP samples; (b) The overpotentials required for j = 10 and 100 mA cm?2with different samples; (c) Tafel plots for OER of the samples; (d) Multi-current chronopotentiometry of CoO-BP-RGO with current densities from 40 to 700 mA cm?2at current ramps of 60 mA cm?2per step without iR compensation.

Fig. 7. Computational calculation of CoO-BP-RGO. The calculated free energy diagrams of OER on P-O functionalized hydroxylated CoO(100) surface. Co, H, P, lattice O and O from solution are represented with blue, white, pink, red and orange spheres, respectively.

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