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This study presents a comprehensive investigation of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity on nickel phosphate (NiPO) surfaces doped with transition metals (Mn, Fe, Co, and Cu). By combining density functional theory calculations, the computational hydrogen electrode approximation, and microkinetic simulations, we demonstrate that transition metal doping significantly enhances OER performance compared to the pristine NiPO surface. The observed trends in overpotential values align with the oxygen adsorption energies on the doped surfaces, indicating a consistent improvement in catalytic activity. Despite the incorporation of different transition metals, the electronic profiles of surface nickel atoms remain largely unchanged, resulting in similar overpotential values at these sites. This suggests that the enhanced OER activity is primarily driven by the localized electronic states of the embedded transition metal dopants rather than changes in the nickel sites. Among the dopants studied, Fe and Mn exhibit the best OER performance, followed by Co and Cu.
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Nat Commun
September 2025
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
The phase transformation of single-element systems is a fundamental natural process with broad implications, yet many aspects remain puzzling despite their simplicity. For instance, transition metals, Tantalum (Ta) and Zirconium (Zr), commonly form body-centred cubic crystals when supercooled. However, according to large-scale computer simulations, their crystallisation rates can differ by over 100 times.
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Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Communication Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8551, Japan.
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September 2025
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
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September 2025
College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, Ch
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State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China. Electronic address:
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