Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 22, 2024
Abstract
Rare
earth
(RE)‐based
perovskites
are
considered
as
promising
platform
for
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
due
to
their
low
cost
and
tunable
structures.
However,
the
systematic
synthesis
of
perovskite
catalysts
with
satisfactory
performance
has
rarely
been
reported.
Herein,
a
general
synthetic
protocol
RE‐substituted
LaCoO
3
(RE‐LCO)
is
demonstrated.
Particularly,
after
loaded
RuO
2
,
as‐prepared
:0.2Ce‐LCO
hybrid
structures
exhibit
OER
overpotential
135
mV
at
10
mA
cm
−2
in
1.0
m
KOH,
together
remarkable
long‐term
operation,
representing
one
most
efficient
robust
Ru‐based
catalysts.
Comprehensive
experimental
results
indicate
that
enhanced
mechanism
attributed
Ce‐substitution,
which
alters
geometric
configuration
CoO
6
octahedra
generates
more
vacancies.
Furthermore,
interaction
between
Ce‐LCO
stabilizes
valence
state
Ru
site.
Theoretical
calculations
corroborate
Co
3d
orbitals
overlap
Ce
4f
near
Fermi
level,
greatly
improving
electron
transfer
atoms.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 22, 2024
Abstract
Rare
earth
(RE)‐based
perovskites
are
considered
as
promising
platform
for
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
due
to
their
low
cost
and
tunable
structures.
However,
the
systematic
synthesis
of
perovskite
catalysts
with
satisfactory
performance
has
rarely
been
reported.
Herein,
a
general
synthetic
protocol
RE‐substituted
LaCoO
3
(RE‐LCO)
is
demonstrated.
Particularly,
after
loaded
RuO
2
,
as‐prepared
:0.2Ce‐LCO
hybrid
structures
exhibit
OER
overpotential
135
mV
at
10
mA
cm
−2
in
1.0
m
KOH,
together
remarkable
long‐term
operation,
representing
one
most
efficient
robust
Ru‐based
catalysts.
Comprehensive
experimental
results
indicate
that
enhanced
mechanism
attributed
Ce‐substitution,
which
alters
geometric
configuration
CoO
6
octahedra
generates
more
vacancies.
Furthermore,
interaction
between
Ce‐LCO
stabilizes
valence
state
Ru
site.
Theoretical
calculations
corroborate
Co
3d
orbitals
overlap
Ce
4f
near
Fermi
level,
greatly
improving
electron
transfer
atoms.