Tuning Morphology and Electronic Structure of Cobalt Metaphosphate Via Vanadium-Doping for Efficient Water and Urea Splitting

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Chang, Xi-Wen
Li, Shuang
Wang, Le
Dai, Lu
Wu, Ya-Pan
Wu, Xue-Qian
Tian, Yuhui
Zhang, Shanqing
Li, Dong-Sheng
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2024
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Designing efficient multifunctional electrocatalysts for water and urea splitting to produce green hydrogen presents a significant yet worthwhile challenge. Herein, the morphology and electronic structure of cobalt metaphosphate (Co2P4O12) by vanadium (V) doping, resulting in improved electrocatalytic activity and stability for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and urea oxidation reaction (UOR) are simultaneously regulated. Theory calculations show that V-doped Co2P4O12 (V-Co2P4O12) can boost the kinetics of catalytic reactions by optimizing the d-band center of Co atoms and the binding strength of intermediates, as well as enhancing the density of states. Moreover, the doping of V into Co2P4O12 crystalline structure benefits the formation of a thicker amorphous layer during the catalytic process, which could enhance its alkaline corrosion resistance and stability. Additionally, the multilevel nanostructures of V-Co2P4O12 provide rich active sites for catalytic reactions. As a result, a two-electrode electrolyzer assembled by V-doped Co2P4O12 delivers low voltages for overall water and urea splitting. The superior performance suggests that the proposed V-doping strategy is a promising way to regulate electrocatalytic activity for catering to green electrocatalytic applications.

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Advanced Functional Materials

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©2024 The Authors. Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

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Chang, X-W; Li, S; Wang, L; Dai, L; Wu, Y-P; Wu, X-Q; Tian, Y; Zhang, S; Li, D-S, Tuning Morphology and Electronic Structure of Cobalt Metaphosphate Via Vanadium-Doping for Efficient Water and Urea Splitting, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, pp. 2313974

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