The escalating global deman‎d for energy underscores the urgent need to develop sustainable, efficient, an‎d environmentally compatible resources. Within this framework, high-entropy alloys, an‎d more recently high-entropy oxides, have emerged as a new generation of advanced materials. Benefiting from their structural stability an‎d distinctive physicochemical properties, these oxides hold remarkable promise for diverse electrocatalytic processes. They can be effectively employed in pivotal reactions such as water splitting an‎d ammonia oxidation (AOR) to generate hydrogen, a clean an‎d renewable energy carrier. Given hydrogen’s pivotal role in the future of energy systems, the design of durable, low-cost, an‎d high-performance electrocatalysts based on high-entropy oxides opens promising horizons toward green technologies an‎d hydrogen economy. In this study, a high-entropy oxide was synthesized through a novel, green friendly route using abundant an‎d inexpensive metals, including manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, an‎d zinc. The approach involved preparing cationic an‎d anionic complexes of the selec‎ted metals. The cationic complexes include [Cu(en)2](NO3)2, [Ni(en)3](NO3)2, [Co(en)3](NO3)2, [Zn(en)3](NO3)2, an‎d [Mn(urea)₆]Cl₂, while the anionic complexes consist of Na₂[Ni(EDTA)], Na₂[Co(EDTA)], Na₂[Cu(EDTA)], Na₂[Zn(EDTA)], an‎d Na₂[Mn(EDTA)], embedding them into a biocompatible tragacanth gel, an‎d subsequently subjecting the obtained complexes to calcination. The resulting materials were thoroughly characterized using FT-IR, FE-SEM, ICP, an‎d XRD techniques. Furthermore, the electrocatalytic performance of the synthesized high- entropy oxide was rigorously eva‎luated by dro‎p-casting onto nickel foam electrodes an‎d tested in 0.2 M ammonia an‎d 1 M NaOH electrolyte during the hydrogen evolution reaction. The results indicate that the high-entropy oxide exhibits an overpotential of 713 mV at a current density of 10 mA/cm² an‎d demonstrates significant activity toward the hydrogen evolution reaction. Moreover, the electrocatalyst maintains stable performance during a 12-hour stability test. Additionally, a comparison of the electrochemical impedance spectra shows that the dro‎p-cast nickel foam exhibits a smaller semicircle diameter compared to the bare foam, indicating improved conductivity an‎d reduced charge-transfer resistance.

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غلامحسين محمدنژاد شيرازي , نفيسه فهيمي كاشاني