Mn-doped NiCo2S4 nanosheet array as an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

The development of self-supported nanosheet materials with porous multiple active sites has enormous potential for the application of oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we reported a three-dimensional (3D) porous nanosphere Mn-NiCo 2 S 4 /NF catalyst for OER. As a result, the simple Mn doping strategy results in good electrocatalytic performance and outstanding stability. During the OER, the Mn-NiCo 2 S 4 /NF only needs a small overpotential of 220 mV (40 mV lower than pure NiCo 2 S 4 /NF) to achieve the current density of 10 mA cm −2 , which is mainly due to a large number of exposed active sites and adequate pathways for mass diffusion and oxygen gas release. Moreover, Mn doping optimizes the electronic structure and thus facilitates electron transport , leading to superior electrocatalytic performance. The catalyst exhibits incredible corrosion resistance in 1 M KOH solution for 60 h or more. This work provides a valuable method to synthesize a low cost, high-efficiency, and corrosion resistant transition metal electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution using heteroatom doping strategy.