Directional Reconstruction of Spent Lithium Cobalt Oxide by Microwave Plasma: Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalyst from Closed‑Loop Recovered Resources
and NiFe-LDH optimizes the charge transport path and reduces the interface resistance. Specifically, the charge redistribution optimizes the adsorption energy of oxygenated intermediates on the Ni and Fe sites, thereby optimizing the reaction pathway and significantly improving the overall OER catalytic efficiency. This work provides a green and scalable way to convert spent metal sources into high-value electrocatalysts, while addressing critical challenges in energy storage and sustainable hydrogen production.
Authors
- Minghui Shan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4412-8658)
- Guiyin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3857-9273)
- Zhiqiang Lu
- Qixuan Zhu
- Lei Cheng
- Yi Qiang Wang
- Chao Chen
- Yusuke Yamauchi
- Weiwei Wang
- Hengda Sun
- Jing Tang
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Donghua University (CN)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Henan Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Nagoya University (JP)
- East China Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nano-Micro Letters
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02164-1
- Primary Topic
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality
- Donghua University
- Shanghai Rising-Star Program
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities