Metal–organic layer derived metal hydroxide nanosheets for highly efficient oxygen evolution

A series of metal hydroxide nanosheets have been fabricated from metal-organic layers (MOLs) through a conformal conversion process. Significantly, the MOL-derived Fe(OH)3 with an ultrathin layer structure exhibited enhanced alkaline oxygen evolution with a low overpotential of 271 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2.