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Development of ZnCo alloy enclosed in N-doped carbon with hexagonal close packing crystal phase inspires potential oxygen evolution reaction

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? 2022 Elsevier B.V.The tuned crystal structure and electrical properties of metal alloy nanoparticles can vary their catalytic capabilities. In the present study, hexagonal close-packed (hcp) ZnCo nanoalloy enclosed in N-doped carbon (hcp-ZnCo@NC) are created using a simple fabrication approach and are characterized via various complementary techniques. The fabricated hcp-ZnCo@NC shows remarkable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance in alkaline conditions (1 M KOH). The synthesized hcp-ZnCo@NC with Zn/Co ratio of ≈ 1:1 exhibits overpotentials of 282 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm?2 with a smaller tafel slope of 51.9 mV dec?1, and good stability of 30 h. These characteristics of the present material are better when compared with the state of the art. The enhanced efficiency of the hcp-ZnCo@NC is because of its favorable electron transfer characteristics and high conductivity. Hence, this study offers a new perception for future applications due to the unique crystal phase-linked electrical properties.

Alkaline mediaAlloyHcp-ZnCo@NCOERZn@Co-MOF

Abid A.G.、Najam-Ul-Haq M.、Ashiq M.N.、Manzoor S.、Abdullah M.、Ahmad Z.、Katubi K.M.、Al-Buriahi M.S.、Aman S.、Khan R.Y.

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Institute of Chemical Sciences Bahauddin Zakariya University

Department of Chemistry Government College University

Department of Chemistry University of Engineering and Technology

Department of Chemistry College of Science Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

Department of Physics Sakarya University

Department of Physics Khawja Fareed University of Information Technology

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2022

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

EISCI
ISSN:0925-8388
年,卷(期):2022.924
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