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Nanoparticle-Decorated Ultrathin La₂O₃ Nanosheets as an Efficient Electrocatalysis for Oxygen Evolution Reactions.

ABSTRACT: Electrochemical catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction are a critical component for many renewable energy applications. To improve their catalytic kinetics and mass activity are essential for sustainable industrial applications. Here, we report a rare-earth metal-based oxide electrocatalyst comprised of ultrathin amorphous La₂O₃ nanosheets hybridized with uniform La₂O₃ nanoparticles (La₂O₃@NP-NS). Significantly improved OER performance is observed from the nanosheets with a nanometer-scale thickness. The as-synthesized 2.27-nm La₂O₃@NP-NS exhibits excellent catalytic kinetics with an overpotential of 310 mV at 10 mA cm^-2, a small Tafel slope of 43.1 mV dec^-1, and electrochemical impedance of 38 Ω. More importantly, due to the ultrasmall thickness, its mass activity, and turnover frequency reach as high as 6666.7 A g^-1 and 5.79 s^-1, respectively, at an overpotential of 310 mV. Such a high mass activity is more than three orders of magnitude higher than benchmark OER electrocatalysts, such as IrO₂ and RuO₂. This work presents a sustainable approach toward the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts with largely reduced mass loading of precious elements.

SUBMITTER: Yan G

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