Mo/Fe bimetallic pyrophosphates derived from Prussian blue analogues for rapid electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

Efficient and stable oxygen evolution electrocatalysts are indispensable for industrial applications of water splitting and hydrogen production. Herein, a simple and practical method was applied to fabricate (Mo, Fe)P2O7@NF electrocatalyst by directly growing Mo/Fe bimetallic pyrophosphate derived from Prussian blue analogues on three-dimensional porous current collector. In alkaline media, the developed material possesses good hydrophilic features and exhibits best-in-class oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performances. Surprisingly, the (Mo, Fe)P2O7@NF only requires overpotentials of 250 and 290 mV to deliver 100 and 600 mA cm−2 in 1 mol L−1 KOH, respectively. Furthermore, the (Mo, Fe)P2O7@NF shows outstanding performances in alkaline salty water and 1 mol L−1 high purity KOH. A worthwhile pathway is provided to combine bimetallic pyrophosphate with commercial Ni foam to form robust electrocatalysts for stable electrocatalytic OER, which has a positive impact on both hydrogen energy application and environmental restoration.