A bio-inspired 3D quasi-fractal nanostructure for an improved oxygen evolution reaction.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Institute for Advanced Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics and Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.

Published: January 2019

We demonstrate a bio-inspired three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical catalyst, based on the Fe-doped nanoarrays of dendritic nickel trees, which provides large surface area, close to optimal electron transport, and large inter-branch open-channels for improving gas-bubble release, outperforming the benchmark catalyst of noble RuO2.

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