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Facile fabrication of MnTe@CNT nanocomposite for high efficiency hydrogen production via renewable energy sources

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It is crucial for water splitting to design highly effective electrode materials with cheap cost and superior effectiveness for the OER (oxygen evolution reaction). Herein, we disclose first instance of an extraordinary electrocatalyst like manganese telluride that has been hydrothermally encased in carbon nanotubes (MnTe@CNTs). The physical characteristics of synthesized catalysts are examined for the analysis of structural, morphologic, and the textural properties. The as-synthesized MnTe@CNTs nanocomposite exhibits significant catalytic performance exhibiting the Cdl (double layer capacitance) and ECSA (electrochemical surface area) values of 10.23 mF cm−2 and 256 cm2, respectively. Due to the excellent ECSA, the nanocomposite shows lower overpotential and smaller Tafel slope of 256 mV and 45.1 mV dec−1, respectively, for the OER at 10 mA cm−2 current density in 1.0 M KOH solution. Furthermore, MnTe@CNTs nanostructure demonstrates the exhibits the 100 h-long durability. These remarkable results open new channels for future green energy applications.

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The authors express their gratitude to Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project No. (PNURSP2023R132), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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This work was supported by Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project No. (PNURSP2023R132), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

    Sumaira Manzoor, Abdul Ghafoor Abid, Mehar Un Nisa & Adeel Hussain Chughtai

  2. Institute of Physics, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Abu Dhabi Road, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, Pakistan

    Salma Aman & Naseeb Ahmad

  3. Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia

    Meznah M. Alanazi & Shaimaa A. M. Abdelmohsen

  4. University of Education, Lahore, Dera Ghazi Khan Campus, Dera Ghazi Khan, 32200, Pakistan

    Rabia Yasmin Khosa

  5. Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Ruimao Hua

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Manzoor, S., Aman, S., Alanazi, M.M. et al. Facile fabrication of MnTe@CNT nanocomposite for high efficiency hydrogen production via renewable energy sources. Appl Nanosci 13, 5509–5519 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-023-02764-y

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