Lithium doped nickel oxide nanocrystals with a tuned electronic structure for oxygen evolution reaction

Autor: Min Liu, Shicheng Huang, Gen Chen, Wei Zhou, Chengan Liao, Ziyi Xiao, Ning Zhang, Renzhi Ma, Xiaohe Liu, Guoxin Chen
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 57(49)
ISSN: 1364-548X
Popis: The electronic structure of catalysts influences the electrocatalytic behavior. Herein, the electronic structure of NiO nanocrystals is modified by doping with a small amount of Li+. The Li+ doped NiO nanocrystals show much better OER activity than pristine NiO and LiNiO2, which is a result of tuned Fermi levels, stronger hybridization between Ni 3d and O 2p, and narrowed energy band gap. This work provides a facile strategy to regulate NiO electronic energy bands to promote OER performance.
Databáze: OpenAIRE