Ferromagnetic-Antiferromagnetic Coupling Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Spin Conservation for Water Oxidation

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 33(2021), 42 vom: 07. Okt., Seite e2101091
1. Verfasser: Ge, Jingjie (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chen, Riccardo Ruixi, Ren, Xiao, Liu, Jiawei, Ong, Samuel Jun Hoong, Xu, Zhichuan J
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article core-shell nanoparticles ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic coupling spin conservation water oxidation
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Zusammenfassung:© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
Rational design of active oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts is critical for the overall efficiency of water electrolysis. The differing spin states of the OER reactants and products is one of the factors that slows OER kinetics. Thus, spin conservation plays a crucial role in enhancing OER performance. In this work, ferromagnetic (FM)-antiferromagnetic (AFM) Fe3 O4 Ni(OH)2 core-shell catalysts are designed. The interfacial FM-AFM coupling of these catalysts facilitates selective removal of electrons with spin direction opposing the magnetic moment of FM core, improving OER kinetics. The shell thickness is found critical in retaining the coupling effect for OER enhancement. The magnetic domain structure of the FM core also plays a critical role. With a multiple domain core, the applied magnetic field aligns the magnetic domains, optimizing the electron transport process. A significant enhancement of OER activity is observed for the multiple domain core catalysts. With a single-domain FM core with ordered magnetic dipoles, the spin-selective electron transport with minimal scattering is facilitated even without an applied magnetic field. A magnetism/OER activity model therefore hypothesizes that depends on two main parameters: interfacial spin coupling and domain structure. These findings provide new design principles for active OER catalysts
Beschreibung:Date Revised 20.10.2021
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202101091