Revealing the direct role of cobalt in oxygen evolution reaction initiation over high-performance iridium-cobalt oxide catalysts

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Authors: Qianyu Lin, Qintao Sun, Haojie Xu, Feiyang Yu, Wei Liu, Haizhou Yu, Mingwang Shao, Hui Huang, Zhenglong Fan, Tao Cheng, Fan Liao, Yang Liu
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Abstract

Cobalt ions and oxygen vacancies in iridium oxide induce charge redistribution, enabling cobalt to promote water dissociation and facilitating O–O intermediate coupling, thus stabilizing the oxidation pathway mechanism in acidic media.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
14
Issue
18
Pages
10646–10656
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN