Spin Polarization of Chiral Amorphous Fe‐Ni Electrocatalysts Enabling Efficient Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution

Abstract

AbstractChiral‐induced spin selectivity is recently demonstrated in a range of spin‐dependent optoelectronics and electrochemistry. Herein, a new type of amorphous chiral tartaric acid‐FeNi coordination polymer fabricated by electrodeposition methods, achieving both high spin‐polarization and high electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution, is reported. Circular dichroism shows signature optical activity from the coordination polymer. Conductive atomic force microscopy measurements demonstrate a high spin polarization through the chiral electrocatalyst, which significantly suppresses the formation of hydrogen peroxide byproducts compared to the achiral ones. These chiral Fe‐Ni electrocatalysts exhibit a low overpotential of 205 and 280 mV to achieve 10 and 100 mA cm−2, respectively.