Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Dendritic core-shell nickel-iron-copper metal/metal oxide electrode for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation

  • Peili Zhang,
  • Lin Li,
  • Dennis Nordlund,
  • Hong Chen,
  • Lizhou Fan,
  • Biaobiao Zhang,
  • Xia Sheng,
  • Quentin Daniel,
  • Licheng Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02429-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Splitting water into high-energy fuel represents a renewable way to generate energy, yet the sluggish oxidation kinetics drives up technological costs. Here, the authors prepare tri-metallic core-shell electrodes using nickel, iron, and copper metals to accelerate electricity-driven water splitting.