Self‐Reconstruction of Dual‐Morphology Copper‐Iron Selenides for Cost‐Effective Oxygen Evolution Toward Industrial Alkaline Water Splitting (Adv. Funct. Mater. 10/2026)

Key Points

• The dual-morphology catalyst effectively facilitates the oxygen evolution reaction, improving efficiency for water splitting.
• Self-reconstruction during operation leads to a more durable active phase regulated by selenium oxides, enhancing performance.
• Analysis focused on electrochemical processes, highlighting the significance of copper-iron charge interactions in catalyst stability.
• The findings suggest that this approach could make alkaline water electrolysis more cost-effective in industrial applications.

Abstract