FeCo-MOF-74/Mn-MOF-74 Nanocomposite as a electrocatalyst for improved oxygen evolution reaction catalytic activity

Rational design of efficient and low-cost oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts is a key challenge in the development of various clean energy technologies. Here, flower-shaped FeCo-MOF-74/Mn-MOF-74 (FeCo/Mn mass ratio x:y, denoted as FCMx-y) electrocatalysts were synthesized through a two-step simple solvothermal methods and applied to the OER. These synthesized OER catalysts exhibited effective synergistic effects, high conductivity, electrochemical active surface area, carrier density, enhancing the intrinsic activity of MOF-74. Among them, the optimized FeCo-MOF-74/Mn-MOF-74 (named FCM1-2) required only a low overpotential of 280/382 mV to achieve 10/300 mA cm −2 in 1 mol/L KOH, outperforming control samples and commercial IrO 2 . Furthermore, the catalyst demonstrated high electrocatalytic activity, rapid catalytic kinetics, and excellent stability. This research provides a reference for the industrial design of advanced OER electrocatalysts with high current density for sustainable energy technologies.