As a typical spinel oxide, nickel cobaltite (NiCoO) is considered to be a promising and reliable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst due to its abundant oxidation states and the synergistic effect of multiple metal species. However, the electrocatalytic OER performance of NiCoO has always been limited by the low specific surface area and poor intrinsic conductivity of spinels. Herein, the hedgehog-like molybdenum-doped NiCoO (Mo-NiCoO) catalyst was prepared as an efficient OER electrocatalyst via a facile hydrothermal method followed with high-temperature annealing. The Mo-NiCoO-0.075 with Mo doping concentration of ∼ 1.95 wt% exhibits excellent OER performance with a low overpotential of 265 mV at a current density of 10 mA·cmand a Tafel slope of 126.63 mV·dec, as well as excellent cyclingstability.The results demonstrated that the hedgehog-like structure provides Mo-NiCoO with the high surface area and mesopores that enhance electrolyte diffusion and optimal active site exposure. The in-situ Raman spectra and density functional theory calculations show that the Mo cations doping improve the intrinsic conductivity of the NiCoO while modulating the chemisorption of intermediates. Meanwhile, the energy barriers of *OH and O* formation decrease significantly after Mo doping, effectively facilitating water dissociation and optimizing the reaction kinetics.

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