ABSTRACT
The development of efficient and earth-abundant electrocatalysts for overall water splitting is important but still challenging. Herein, iron phosphate (FePi) electrode is synthesized using a successive ionic layer deposition and reaction (SILAR) method on a nickel foam substrate at room temperature and is used as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting. The prepared FePi electrodes show excellent electrocatalytic activity and stability for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The FePi electrode exhibits low overpotential of 230â¯mV and 157â¯mV towards the OER and HER, respectively, with superior long-term stability. As a result, an electrolyzer that exploits FePi as both the anode and the cathode is constructed, which requires a cell potential of 1.67â¯V to deliver a 10â¯mAâ¯cm-2 current density in 1â¯M KOH solution. The exceptional features of the catalyst lie in its structure and active metal sites, increasing surface area, accelerated electron transport and promoted reaction kinetics. This study may provide a facile and scalable approach to design a high-efficiency, earth-abundant electrocatalyst for water splitting.
ABSTRACT
The effects of 2-(4-Morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (LY294002), an inhibitor of mammalian phosphatidylinositol 3-OH kinase, was tested on an insulin signaling-like pathway in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Populations of C. elegans were treated with LY294002 at different stages of the life cycle, and its effects on development, thermotolerance and longevity were assessed. At concentrations of 160 microM and above, LY294002 significantly induced both dauer formation and thermotolerance. Treatment of adult worms also resulted in a small, but significant, increase in life span. The results presented are consistent with the view that a neuroendocrine signaling pathway functions in adult worms to determine stress resistance and longevity.
