The invention discloses a
dimethylamine modified tetranuclear hetero-
metal cluster compound as well as a preparation method and application thereof, belongs to the field of electrocatalytic
oxygen evolution, and relates to a compound as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The invention aims to solve the problem of
hydrogen energy shortage. The molecular formula of the
dimethylamine modified tetranuclear hetero-
metal cluster compound is [(CH3) 2NH2] [Ni (H2O) 6] [{NaNiSbW (OH) 4 (H2O) 6} {SbW8O30}]. 2H2O, and the molecular weight of the
dimethylamine modified tetranuclear hetero-
metal cluster compound is 2861.62. The method is used for alkaline electro-
catalysis oxygen production. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing a Na9 [SbW9O33] precursor; the preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving a Na9 [SbW9O33] precursor in deionized water, adding
nickel nitrate, stirring, adding
terephthalic acid, stirring, dropwise adding a NaOH solution, reacting for 2 hours, cooling, filtering, adding
dimethylamine hydrochloride, evaporating and crystallizing at
room temperature, and obtaining a hexagonal yellow
crystal after three days. The
overpotential of the dimethylamine modified tetranuclear hetero-metal cluster compound disclosed by the invention can reach 39.7 mV. The slope of Tafel is 19.75 mV / dec. And the slope of the fitted straight line is 4.51 mF / cm < 2 >. And the electrochemical transfer resistance is 1.9
ohm.