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Insights into the Performance of Co<sub><i>x</i></sub>Ni<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>TiO<sub>3</sub> Solid Solutions as Photocatalysts for Sun-Driven Water Oxidation
Co<sub><i>x</i></sub>Ni<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>TiO<sub>3</sub> systems evaluated as photo- and electrocatalytic materials
for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) from water have been studied.
These materials have shown promising properties for this half-reaction
both under (unbiased) visible-light photocatalytic approach in the
presence of an electron scavenger and as electrocatalysts in dark
conditions in basic media. In both situations, Co<sub>0.8</sub>Ni<sub>0.2</sub>TiO<sub>3</sub> exhibits the best performance and is proved
to display high faradaic efficiency. A synergetic effect between Co
and Ni is established, improving the physicochemical properties such
as surface area and pore size distribution, besides affecting the
donor density and the charge carrier separation. At higher Ni content,
the materials exhibit behavior more similar to that of NiTiO<sub>3</sub>, which is a less suitable material for OER than CoTiO<sub>3</sub>