Abstract
Double perovskites have emerged as efficient candidates for catalyzing the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Smart control of the composition of a B-site ordered double perovskite can lead to improved catalytic performance. By adopting a facile co-doping strategy, the OER-active elements are simultaneously introduced into the B-site and B'-site of a B-site-ordered double perovskite (A2 BB'O6 ), leading to an enhancement of the exposed reactive sites and an optimum surface chemical state. As a result, a model system built from the substitution of Co for Mo and Fe in the Sr2 FeMoO6-δ double perovskite (with a composition of Sr2 Fe0.8 Co0.2 Mo0.6 Co0.4 O6-δ ) shows significantly enhanced OER activity in alkaline media compared with the host material, requiring an overpotential of 345 mV to reach a 10 mA cm-2 current density (catalyst loading≈0.232 mgcat cm-2 GEO ) and a cell voltage of 1.57 V to afford the same current density for the overall water splitting when coupled with a Pt/C cathode (catalyst loading≈2 mg cm-2 ). It also demonstrates excellent electrochemical stability. The generalizability of the compositional control methodology has also been demonstrated in double perovskites incorporating transition metals other than Co (e.g., Ni).
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