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Immobilization of transition metal (Ni, Cu, and Co)-based colloidal nanoscale materials for the oxygen evolution reaction.

Sajid Ullah, Syeda Tabeer Zahra, Khizer Hayat Khan, R Nawaz, Norah Alomayrah, M S Al-Buriahi, Aiyeshah Alhodaib, Zeinebou Yahya, Ziaur Rehman, Akhtar Munir

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Sajid UllahDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 45320 Pakistan akhtarmunir@qau.edu.pk zrehman@qau.edu.pk.
Syeda Tabeer ZahraDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 45320 Pakistan akhtarmunir@qau.edu.pk zrehman@qau.edu.pk.
Khizer Hayat KhanDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 45320 Pakistan akhtarmunir@qau.edu.pk zrehman@qau.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1089-4593
R NawazCenter for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics (CAMB), Gulf University for Science and Technology 32093 Hawally Kuwait.
Norah AlomayrahDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University P. O. Box 84428 Riyadh 11671 Saudi Arabia.
M S Al-BuriahiDepartment of Physics, Sakarya University Sakarya Turkey.
Aiyeshah AlhodaibDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Qassim University Buraydah 51452 Al-Qassim Saudi Arabia.
Zeinebou YahyaDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Qassim University Buraydah 51452 Al-Qassim Saudi Arabia.
Ziaur RehmanDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 45320 Pakistan akhtarmunir@qau.edu.pk zrehman@qau.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1436-3131
Akhtar MunirDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 45320 Pakistan akhtarmunir@qau.edu.pk zrehman@qau.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4303-3143

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Abstract

The rational design of high-performance electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the holy grail for clean energy conversion and storage, aimed at mitigating the ever-growing energy demands. However, the inherent sluggish kinetics of the OER remain the primary bottleneck, consequently impeding overall water splitting for efficient hydrogen production. In this regard, ultrasmall metal nanoclusters (NCs, size ≤ 3 nm) or nanoscale materials with tunable physicochemical properties have recently emerged, offering unparalleled opportunities for manipulating the catalytic efficiency and electronic structure at the atomic level. Herein, we report a rational design of transition metal (Ni, Cu, and Co)-based colloidal nanoscale materials immobilized on an N-doped carbon (NC) support for the OER. The structure, size, and electronic properties were investigated using UV-vis, photoluminescence (PL), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopies, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Electrochemical measurements demonstrated encouraging OER performance, where NiNCs@NC, CoNCs@NC, and CuNCs@NC achieved a current density of 10 mA cm

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PMCPMC13667366

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