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(1 of 8)scale is mainly hindered by the large overpotential, originated largely from sluggish kinetics of anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). For commercial electrolyzers, a much higher operating potential (1.8-2.0 V) is always required than the theoretical value (1.23 V). [5] The iridium/ruthenium oxides (IrO 2 /RuO 2 ) and platinum (Pt) metal are recognized as the state-of-the-art catalysts toward anodic and cathodic reactions, respectively, [6] while their large-scale commercial application is restricted by high cost and resource scarcity. [7] Thus, it is necessary to rationally design high-performance, cost-effective, and abundant catalysts for water splitting. So far, diverse groups of materials including oxides, hydroxides, phosphides, chalcogenides, carbides, and nitrides, have been exploited as potential catalysts for water splitting with different benefits and drawbacks. [8,9] Perovskite oxides with the general formula of ABO 3 , where A is alkaline-and/or rare-earth metal and B is a transition metal (most of which is cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), and iron (Fe)), have recently attracted considerable attention in the electrocatalysis field due to their high specific catalytic activity, compositional flexibility, and environmental friendliness. [10,11] From the point of practical applications, iron-based materials are more appealing in the family of perovskite considering that Fe metal is more earth-abundant and cheaper, and less toxic than Co and Ni metals. [12,13] However, Fe-based perovskites always show poor activity and unfavorable durability for OER. [14,15] In particular, the iron-rich perovskites always showed an obvious decrease in activity with time on operation. Refer to the poor activity issue, a few efforts have been devoted to looking for effective strategies (e.g., ion doping, deficiency tuning, and crystal-structure design) to enhance the electrocatalytic activity. [16][17][18][19][20] For example, She et al. reported a systematic study of Sr-doped La 1-x Sr x FeO 3-δ perovskites and found A-site Sr-doping could greatly improve OER activity of parent LaFeO 3 . [16] The OER activity of Fe-based perovskite could also be improved by proper B-site ion doping, e.g., Zr 4+ and Si 4+ . [17,18] Besides the ion doping, Zhu et al. also proposed a strategy for enhancing OER activity by introducing A-site deficiency in LaFeO 3 perovskite. [19] Yagi et al. prepared a quadruple perovskite CaCu 3 Fe 4 O 12 via a high-pressure method, which shows higher OER activity than the simple perovskites. [20] The catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are crucial for water splitting technology, and perovskite oxides have received tremendous attention as promising candidates due to the compositional flexibility and rich properties. Here, reported is the successful deployment of cost-effective iron-based perovskites into efficient water splitting catalysts with both high activity and stability by c...