Tuning the electronic spin state of catalysts by strain control for highly efficient water electrolysis

• Main Authors: Hsu, Shao-Hui, Hung, Sung-Fu, Wang, Hsin-Yi, Xiao, Fang-Xing, Zhang, Liping, Yang, Hongbin, Chen, Hao Ming, Lee, Jong-Min, Liu, Bin
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Adsorption; Oxygen Evolution
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138474
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The electronic configuration is crucial in governing the binding strength of intermediates with catalysts, yet it is still challenging to control the catalysts' surface electronic spin state. Here, it is demonstrated that through surface metal–organic framework transformation followed by acid e...