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Metal Boride Nanobeads for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis
Bingzhen ZHU, Lin WU, Lin TAO, Dongxu SUN, Baigang AN, Han ZHANG
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) serves as the core step in water?splitting for hydrogen production,and its catalytic efficiency directly affects the economic conversion efficiency of hydrogen energy. In this work, a magnetic field?assisted one?step reduction method was used to successfully prepare amorphous metal boride nanobead catalysts. The phase composition and electrochemical properties of the catalysts were characterized, and the catalysts were applied to promote the OER catalytic reaction. The results show that among the various prepared metal borides, the cobalt?iron boride (CoFeB) directional nanobeads exhibited superior catalytic performance and remarkable stability, requiring an overpotential of only 330 mV at a current density of 10 mA/cm2 with a Tafel slope of 82 mV/dec. The excellent electrocatalytic performance of the catalyst mainly stems from the synergistic effect of Co and Fe, which optimizes the electronic structure of active sites and significantly enhances catalytic efficiency. Furthermore, the effects of magnetic field strength and surfactant mass on the morphology and electrochemical behavior of CoFeB samples were systematically investigated, uncovering the strong correlation between catalytic activity, directional nanoparticle assembly, and structural features. The strategy proposed in this study is simple and scalable, providing a new approach for the design and development of high?efficiency and low?cost metal boride catalysts.

2025, 45 (6): 28-34. DOI: 10.12422/j.issn.1672-6952.2025.06.004