Electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is considered as a core reaction for clean energy generation and storage. OER, as a half-reaction of water splitting, is a complicated and sluggish process. In recent years, increasing efforts have been devoted to improving the OER efficiency of transition metal phosphates and borates because of their outstanding activity and stability. In this review, the recent advances in transition metal phosphate- and borate-based electrocatalysts are summarized, including the synthetic approaches, catalytic performances, and the improvement strategies. First, the reaction pathways and thermodynamic of OER are introduced. The nature of catalytic active species of phosphates and borates are also discussed. Finally, a perspective for designing transition metal phosphates and borates to OER with high performance has been provided.

电催化析氧反应（OER）被认为是清洁能源产生和存储的核心反应。OER作为水分解的一半反应，是一个复杂而缓慢的过程。近年来，由于过渡金属磷酸盐和硼酸盐的出色的活性和稳定性，已经致力于提高OER效率。本文对过渡金属磷酸盐和硼酸盐基电催化剂的最新进展进行了总结，包括合成方法，催化性能和改进策略。首先介绍了OER的反应途径和热力学。还讨论了磷酸盐和硼酸盐的催化活性物质的性质。最后，