Alcohol-Mediated Self-Assembly of Mesoporous Transition-Metal Pyrophosphates and Phosphates: Transformation to Metal Hydroxides and Alkaline OER Performance | Synapse
February 22, 2026Dalton Transactions2 citations
Alcohol-Mediated Self-Assembly of Mesoporous Transition-Metal Pyrophosphates and Phosphates: Transformation to Metal Hydroxides and Alkaline OER Performance
The aim is to explore how different alcohols affect the self-assembly of mesoporous transition-metal compounds and their electrochemical performance.
Utilized methanol, ethanol, and butanol as solvents in the sol-gel process.
Characterized the resulting mesoporous materials using various analytical techniques.
Evaluated the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance of the produced materials.
Transition-metal hydroxides showed improved structure and performance for alkaline OER.
Different alcohols produced varying nanoarchitectures impacting the electrochemical properties.
Significant enhancement in catalytic activity was observed due to optimized mesoporous structure.
Abstract
The sol-gel process offers a scalable route to mesoporous materials whose nanoarchitecture can be tuned by controlling the reaction medium. Here, methanol, ethanol, and butanol were used to regulate the...