Cover Feature: Bifunctional Strontium Cobalt Molybdenum Oxide (Sr₂CoMoO₆) Perovskite as an Efficient Catalyst for Electrochemical Water Splitting Reactions in Alkaline Media (ChemCatChem 17/2024)

The Cover Feature highlights the concept that, for water-splitting reaction and related clean energy technology, it is imperative to design earth-abundant low-cost electrocatalysts. In this spirit, the work by Abhisek Padhy, Prabeer Barpanda, and co-workers introduces double perovskite-based strontium cobalt molybdenum oxide (SCMO) as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst showing both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Prepared by scalable autocombustion synthesis, the bulk SCMO perovskite exhibits stable electrocatalytic performance attributed to its substantial electrochemical active surface area. Double perovskite electrocatalysts can be harnessed for sustainable energy technologies. More information can be found in the Research Article by Shahan Atif et al. (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202400217).