Rational synthesis of MOF-Derived Cobalt-Based binary selenides nanocrystals for electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction

<p dir="ltr">Water splitting is considered as one of the key reactions in energy conversion and storage. In this context, development of low-cost durable electrocatalysts for water splitting, in particular, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of utmost importance. Herein, we report th...

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Main Author: Faozia N. Al-Shaibah (22303846) (author)
Other Authors: Mariam A.A. Ibrahim (22303849) (author), Aymen S. Abu Hatab (18811339) (author), Ahmed Abotaleb (9596108) (author), Alessandro Sinopoli (4318555) (author), Atef Zekri (14156904) (author), Yahia H. Ahmad (14340210) (author), Siham Y. Al-Qaradawi (14340219) (author)
Published: 2025
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Summary:<p dir="ltr">Water splitting is considered as one of the key reactions in energy conversion and storage. In this context, development of low-cost durable electrocatalysts for water splitting, in particular, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of utmost importance. Herein, we report the synthesis of Co-based selenides, i.e., Co-Se, NiCo-Se, FeCo-Se and MoCo-Se via the synthesis of hybrid MOF nanostructures, followed by hydrothermal process. Among them, CoMo-Se exhibited superior electrocatalytic activity towards OER in 1 M KOH solution compared to other catalyst and benchmark IrO<sub>2</sub>. For example, it exhibited an overpotential (η<sub>10</sub>) of 268 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>, whereas the recorded values for CoFe-Se, CoNi-Se, Co-Se and IrO<sub>2</sub> were 312, 346, 374 and 311 mV, respectively at the same current density. In the same context, CoMo-Se revealed a Tafel slope of 55.6 mV decade<sup>−1</sup>, while the calculated values for CoFe-Se, CoNi-Se, Co-Se and IrO<sub>2</sub> were 60.4, 97.9, 85.4 and 81.6 mV decade<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. The superior catalytic performance of CoMo-Se was attributed to its unique porous architecture with high electrochemical active surface area (ECSA), enhanced electrical conductivity, high value of double layer capacitance (Cdl) and the high content of Co<sup>3+</sup>. This work provides a feasible route for designing MOF-derived bimetallic selenides for the energy conversion and storage applications.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Applied Surface Science<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162479" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162479</a></p>