Binder-Free Fabrication of Prussian Blue Analogues Based Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Chemicals and Instruments
2.2. Synthesis of the Surfactant
2.3. Synthesis of the Sodium Pentacyanoammineferrate(II)
2.4. Synthesis of Sodium Pentacyano(methylaniline)ferrate (II) [Fe-Tol]
2.5. Modification of Electrode for OER
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization
3.2. Electrocatalytic Performance
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Code | Capacitance (Cdl) (µF) | ECSA (cm2) | Roughness Factor (RF) |
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SF[Fe-Tol-Co] | 11.65 | 0.58 | 19.33 |
SF[Fe-Tol-Ni] | 10.10 | 0.50 | 16.67 |
SF[Fe-Tol-Mn] | 4.50 | 0.22 | 7.33 |
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Ruqia; Asghar, M.A.; Ibadat, S.; Abbas, S.; Nisar, T.; Wagner, V.; Zubair, M.; Ullah, I.; Ali, S.; Haider, A. Binder-Free Fabrication of Prussian Blue Analogues Based Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. Molecules 2022, 27, 6396. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196396
Ruqia, Asghar MA, Ibadat S, Abbas S, Nisar T, Wagner V, Zubair M, Ullah I, Ali S, Haider A. Binder-Free Fabrication of Prussian Blue Analogues Based Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. Molecules. 2022; 27(19):6396. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196396
Chicago/Turabian StyleRuqia, Muhammad Adeel Asghar, Sana Ibadat, Saghir Abbas, Talha Nisar, Veit Wagner, Muhammad Zubair, Irfan Ullah, Saqib Ali, and Ali Haider. 2022. "Binder-Free Fabrication of Prussian Blue Analogues Based Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation" Molecules 27, no. 19: 6396. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196396