Discovering new and efficient ways to create energy without the use of fossil fuels is imperative in the pursuit to stop the acceleration of global warming and climate change. Water-splitting provides a clean and effective avenue for solar-power storage. However, this process is extremely inefficient. Thus, the use of a catalyst is desired for the reactions to take place more efficiently. In this work, mixed metal oxides were synthesized and tested to determine their effectiveness as a catalyst. The metal oxides chosen need to catalyze the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) portion of water splitting in a cost-effective way. The mixed metal oxides, Fe2CoO4, Zn2GeO4, and ZnSb2O2 were synthesized and investigated using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to confirm the elemental composition of each. The powdered mixture was tested electrochemically in order to establish an understanding of their viability as a catalyst for water splitting.

Synthesis, microscopy and electrochemical analysis of mixed-metal oxide catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction

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