Converting silicon nanoparticles into nickel iron silicide nanocrystals within molten salts for water oxidation electrocatalysis

• DOI: 10.1039/d1ta08097k
• Publication Date: 2021-12-06T09:40:57Z
• Authors: Yang Song; Sandra Casale; Antoine Miche; David Montero; Christel Laberty-...; David Portehault
• Keywords: [CHIM.INOR] Chemical Sciences/Inorganic chemistry; [CHIM.MATE] Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry; [CHIM] Chemical Sciences; [CHIM.CATA] Chemical Sciences/Catalysis; 02 engineering and technology; 0204 chemical engineering; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

Silicon nanoparticles are converted into multimetallic silicide by using molten salts as liquid reaction media under dynamic vacuum. They deliver highly efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline water oxidation.