Abstract
The construction and modifications of highly active, stable and low cost electrocatalysts promoting the oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions (OER and HER) in water splitting are the key areas of research in energy generation and conversion. Given the significance of the HER and OER electrocatalysts, the objective of this study was to fabricate low-cost materials that are capable of being used as cathode and anode electrocatalysts in water splitting. Thus, nanomaterials and nanostructures provide unique properties that have allowed then to play an essential role in recent developments in energy-related applications. As known, the structural and electronic properties of nanomaterials/nanostructures stimulate their physical and chemical properties, and therefore their catalytic activity. Thus, tailoring the morphology of nanomaterials/nanostructures either during the synthesis or post the synthesis process, have been known to promote their structural and electronic properties, thus leading to enhanced catalytic activity...
Ph.D. (Chemistry)