Applications of ALD MnO to electrochemical water splitting

Pickrahn, Katie L.; Gorlin, Yelena; Seitz, Linsey C.; Garg, Aaron; Nordlund, Dennis; Jaramillo, Thomas F.; Bent, Stacey F.

doi:10.1039/c5cp00843c

Title: Applications of ALD MnO to electrochemical water splitting

Journal Article · Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cp00843c· OSTI ID:1386065

Pickrahn, Katie L. ^[1]; Gorlin, Yelena ^[1]; Seitz, Linsey C. ^[1]; Garg, Aaron ^[1]; Nordlund, Dennis ^[2]; Jaramillo, Thomas F. ^[1]; Bent, Stacey F. ^[1]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is an attractive method to deposit uniform catalytic films onto high surface area electrodes. One interesting material for ALD synthesis is MnO_x, a promising earth-abundant catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). It has previously been shown that catalysts beginning as MnO synthesized using ALD on smooth glassy carbon (s-GC) electrodes and Mn₂O₃ obtained upon annealing MnO on s-GC are active OER catalysts. Here, we use ALD to deposit MnO on high surface area GC (HSA-GC) substrates, forming an active catalyst on a geometric surface area basis. We then characterize three types of catalysts, HSA-GC MnO, s-GC MnO, and annealed MnO (Mn₂O₃), using cyclic voltammetry (CV), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and ex situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). We show that under OER conditions, all three catalysts oxidize to similar surface states with a mixture of Mn³⁺/Mn⁴⁺ and that MnOx surface area effects can account for the observed differences in the catalytic activity. We also demonstrate the need for a high surface area support for high OER activity on a geometric basis.

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Cite

Export

Save

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center on Nanostructuring for Efficient Energy Conversion (CNEEC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001060

OSTI ID:: 1386065

Journal Information:: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Vol. 17, Issue 21; Related Information: CNEEC partners with Stanford University (lead); Carnegie Institution at Stanford; Technical University of Denmark; ISSN 1463-9076

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Citation Metrics:

Cited by: 38 works

Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (52)

Photoelectrochemical Behavior of n-type Si(100) Electrodes Coated with Thin Films of Manganese Oxide Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition Strandwitz, Nicholas C.; Comstock, David J.; Grimm, Ronald L. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 117, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1021/jp311207x	journal	March 2013
Photochemical Water Oxidation by Crystalline Polymorphs of Manganese Oxides: Structural Requirements for Catalysis Robinson, David M.; Go, Yong Bok; Mui, Michelle Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 135, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja310286h	journal	February 2013
A Bifunctional Nonprecious Metal Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Water Oxidation Gorlin, Yelena; Jaramillo, Thomas F. Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 132, Issue 39, p. 13612-13614 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja104587v	journal	October 2010
Electrosynthesis, functional, and structural characterization of a water-oxidizing manganese oxide Zaharieva, Ivelina; Chernev, Petko; Risch, Marcel Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 5, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee21191b	journal	January 2012
Spectroscopic fingerprints of valence and spin states in manganese oxides and fluorides Qiao, Ruimin; Chin, Timothy; Harris, Stephen J. Current Applied Physics, Vol. 13, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2012.09.017	journal	May 2013
Atomic Layer Deposition of Platinum Catalysts on Nanowire Surfaces for Photoelectrochemical Water Reduction Dasgupta, Neil P.; Liu, Chong; Andrews, Sean Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 135, Issue 35 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja405680p	journal	August 2013
Applications of atomic layer deposition to nanofabrication and emerging nanodevices Kim, Hyungjun; Lee, Han-Bo-Ram; Maeng, W.-J. Thin Solid Films, Vol. 517, Issue 8, p. 2563-2580 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2008.09.007	journal	February 2009
Universality in Heterogeneous Catalysis Nørskov, J. K.; Bligaard, T.; Logadottir, A. Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 209, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1006/jcat.2002.3615	journal	July 2002
The anodic characteristics of modified Mn oxide electrode: Ti/RuOx/MnOx Morita, Masayuki; Iwakura, Chiaki; Tamura, Hideo Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 23, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-4686(78)80070-X	journal	April 1978
A Functionally Stable Manganese Oxide Oxygen Evolution Catalyst in Acid Huynh, Michael; Bediako, D. Kwabena; Nocera, Daniel G. Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 136, Issue 16 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja413147e	journal	April 2014
Active MnO _x Electrocatalysts Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition for Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions Pickrahn, Katie L.; Park, Sang Wook; Gorlin, Yelena Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 2, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201200230	journal	June 2012
Identifying active surface phases for metal oxide electrocatalysts: a study of manganese oxide bi-functional catalysts for oxygen reduction and water oxidation catalysis Su, Hai-Yan; Gorlin, Yelena; Man, Isabela C. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 14, Issue 40 https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cp40841d	journal	January 2012
Modeling Practical Performance Limits of Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Based on the Current State of Materials Research Seitz, Linsey C.; Chen, Zhebo; Forman, Arnold J. ChemSusChem, Vol. 7, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201301030	journal	April 2014
Ultrathin films on copper(i) oxide water splitting photocathodes: a study on performance and stability Paracchino, Adriana; Mathews, Nripan; Hisatomi, Takashi Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 5, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee22063f	journal	January 2012
CO Oxidation on Technological Pd−Al ₂ O ₃ Catalysts: Oxidation State and Activity Zorn, Katrin; Giorgio, Suzanne; Halwax, Erich The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 115, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1021/jp106235x	journal	September 2010
High-Oxidation-State Palladium Catalysis: New Reactivity for Organic Synthesis Muñiz, Kilian Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 48, Issue 50 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200903671	journal	October 2009
Atomic layer-deposited tunnel oxide stabilizes silicon photoanodes for water oxidation Chen, Yi Wei; Prange, Jonathan D.; Dühnen, Simon Nature Materials, Vol. 10, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3047	journal	June 2011
Active Mixed-Valent MnO _x Water Oxidation Catalysts through Partial Oxidation (Corrosion) of Nanostructured MnO Particles Indra, Arindam; Menezes, Prashanth W.; Zaharieva, Ivelina Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 52, Issue 50 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201307543	journal	October 2013
Semiconductor Nanowires for Artificial Photosynthesis Liu, Chong; Dasgupta, Neil P.; Yang, Peidong Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 26, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1021/cm4023198	journal	September 2013
Amorphous TiO2 coatings stabilize Si, GaAs, and GaP photoanodes for efficient water oxidation Hu, S.; Shaner, M. R.; Beardslee, J. A. Science, Vol. 344, Issue 6187 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1251428	journal	May 2014
Atomic layer deposition for electrochemical energy generation and storage systems Peng, Qing; Lewis, Jay S.; Hoertz, Paul G. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, Vol. 30, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1116/1.3672027	journal	January 2012
Synthesis and Stabilization of Supported Metal Catalysts by Atomic Layer Deposition Lu, Junling; Elam, Jeffrey W.; Stair, Peter C. Accounts of Chemical Research, Vol. 46, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1021/ar300229c	journal	March 2013
Solar Water Splitting Cells Walter, Michael G.; Warren, Emily L.; McKone, James R. Chemical Reviews, Vol. 110, Issue 11, p. 6446-6473 https://doi.org/10.1021/cr1002326	journal	November 2010
Nanostructured manganese oxide clusters supported on mesoporous silica as efficient oxygen-evolving catalysts Jiao, Feng; Frei, Heinz Chemical Communications, Vol. 46, Issue 17 https://doi.org/10.1039/b921820c	journal	January 2010
Technical and economic feasibility of centralized facilities for solar hydrogen production via photocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry Pinaud, Blaise A.; Benck, Jesse D.; Seitz, Linsey C. Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 6, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ee40831k	journal	January 2013
In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Investigation of a Bifunctional Manganese Oxide Catalyst with High Activity for Electrochemical Water Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction Gorlin, Yelena; Lassalle-Kaiser, Benedikt; Benck, Jesse D. Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 135, Issue 23 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja3104632	journal	June 2013
Redox and electrochemical water splitting catalytic properties of hydrated metal oxide modified electrodes Doyle, Richard L.; Godwin, Ian J.; Brandon, Michael P. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 15, Issue 33 https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cp51213d	journal	January 2013
Physical electrochemistry of ceramic oxides Trasatti, Sergio Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 36, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-4686(91)85244-2	journal	January 1991
Application of Atomic Layer Deposition of Platinum to Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Jiang, Xirong; Huang, Hong; Prinz, Friedrich B. Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 20, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1021/cm7033189	journal	June 2008
Fabrication of Transparent-Conducting-Oxide-Coated Inverse Opals as Mesostructured Architectures for Electrocatalysis Applications: A Case Study with NiO Williams, Vennesa O.; DeMarco, Erica J.; Katz, Michael J. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 6, Issue 15 https://doi.org/10.1021/am501910n	journal	July 2014
Enhanced photoelectrochemical water-splitting performance of semiconductors by surface passivation layers Liu, Rui; Zheng, Zhi; Spurgeon, Joshua Energy Environ. Sci., Vol. 7, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1039/C4EE00450G	journal	January 2014
Tailoring nanoporous materials by atomic layer deposition Detavernier, Christophe; Dendooven, Jolien; Pulinthanathu Sree, Sreeprasanth Chemical Society Reviews, Vol. 40, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cs15091j	journal	January 2011
Electrocatalysis by nanoparticles: Optimization of the loading level and operating pH for the oxygen evolution at crystallographically oriented manganese oxide nanorods modified electrodes Mohammad, Ahmad M.; Awad, Mohamed I.; El-Deab, Mohamed S. Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 53, Issue 13 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2008.01.081	journal	May 2008
Universality in Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis on Oxide Surfaces Man, Isabela C.; Su, Hai‐Yan; Calle‐Vallejo, Federico ChemCatChem, Vol. 3, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201000397	journal	March 2011
Nanostructuring Materials for Solar-to-Hydrogen Conversion Gür, Turgut M.; Bent, Stacey F.; Prinz, Fritz B. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 118, Issue 37 https://doi.org/10.1021/jp500966u	journal	August 2014
A Synthetic Model of the Mn3Ca Subsite of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II Kanady, J. S.; Tsui, E. Y.; Day, M. W. Science, Vol. 333, Issue 6043 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1206036	journal	August 2011
The Role of Heat Treatment in Enhanced Activity of Manganese Oxides for the Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions Gorlin, Y.; Nordlund, D.; Jaramillo, T. F. ECS Transactions, Vol. 58, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1149/05801.0735ecst	journal	August 2013
Electrocatalytic activity of manganese oxides prepared by thermal decomposition for oxygen reduction Lima, Fabio H. B.; Calegaro, Marcelo L.; Ticianelli, Edson A. Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 52, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2006.10.047	journal	March 2007
Atomic Layer Deposition of Nanostructured Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications Marichy, Catherine; Bechelany, Mikhael; Pinna, Nicola Advanced Materials, Vol. 24, Issue 8, p. 1017-1032 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201104129	journal	January 2012
Balancing photovoltage generation and charge-transfer enhancement for catalyst-decorated photoelectrochemical water splitting: A case study of the hematite/MnOx combination Yang, Xiaogang; Du, Chun; Liu, Rui Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 304 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2013.04.014	journal	August 2013
Multiple Scattering Calculations of Bonding and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Manganese Oxides Gilbert, B.; Frazer, B. H.; Belz, A. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol. 107, Issue 16 https://doi.org/10.1021/jp021493s	journal	April 2003
Benchmarking Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction McCrory, Charles C. L.; Jung, Suho; Peters, Jonas C. Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 135, Issue 45 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja407115p	journal	October 2013
Ultralow Loading Pt Nanocatalysts Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition on Carbon Aerogels King, Jeffrey S.; Wittstock, Arne; Biener, Juergen Nano Letters, Vol. 8, Issue 8, p. 2405-2409 https://doi.org/10.1021/nl801299z	journal	August 2008
Investigation of Surface Oxidation Processes on Manganese Oxide Electrocatalysts Using Electrochemical Methods and Ex Situ X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Gorlin, Yelena; Jaramillo, Thomas F. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 159, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1149/2.017210jes	journal	January 2012
Atomic Layer Deposition: An Overview George, Steven M. Chemical Reviews, Vol. 110, Issue 1, p. 111-131 https://doi.org/10.1021/cr900056b	journal	January 2010
Core Level Spectroscopy of Solids de Groot, Frank; Kotani, Akio CRC Press https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420008425	book	January 2008
Mn ₃ O ₄ Supported on Glassy Carbon: An Active Non-Precious Metal Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Gorlin, Yelena; Chung, Chia-Jung; Nordlund, Dennis ACS Catalysis, Vol. 2, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1021/cs3004352	journal	November 2012
Water Oxidation Catalysis by Nanoparticulate Manganese Oxide Thin Films: Probing the Effect of the Manganese Precursors Singh, Archana; Hocking, Rosalie K.; Chang, Shery L. -Y. Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 25, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1021/cm3041345	journal	March 2013
Atomic Layer Deposition of a Submonolayer Catalyst for the Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance of Water Oxidation with Hematite Riha, Shannon C.; Klahr, Benjamin M.; Tyo, Eric C. ACS Nano, Vol. 7, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1021/nn305639z	journal	February 2013
Electrochemical water splitting by layered and 3D cross-linked manganese oxides: correlating structural motifs and catalytic activity Bergmann, Arno; Zaharieva, Ivelina; Dau, Holger Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 6, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ee41194j	journal	January 2013
Atomic layer deposition of MnO using Bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl)manganese and H2O Burton, B. B.; Fabreguette, F. H.; George, S. M. Thin Solid Films, Vol. 517, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2009.02.050	journal	August 2009
Nanoscale Limitations in Metal Oxide Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Viswanathan, Venkatasubramanian; Pickrahn, Katie L.; Luntz, Alan C. Nano Letters, Vol. 14, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1021/nl502775u	journal	September 2014

Cited By (3)

Structurally Stable Manganese Alkoxide Films Grown by Hybrid Molecular Layer Deposition for Electrochemical Applications Bergsman, David S.; Baker, Jon G.; Closser, Richard G. Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 43 https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201904129	journal	August 2019
Creating Highly Active Atomic Layer Deposited NiO Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Nardi, Katie L.; Yang, Nuoya; Dickens, Colin F. Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 17 https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201500412	journal	June 2015
Oxidative Deposition of Manganese Oxide Nanosheets on Nitrogen-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Applied in the Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction Antoni, Hendrik; Morales, Dulce M.; Fu, Qi ACS Omega, Vol. 3, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b01433	journal	September 2018

Similar Records

Surface and Structural Investigation of a MnO _x Birnessite-Type Water Oxidation Catalyst Formed under Photocatalytic Conditions

Journal Article · Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Chemistry - A European Journal · OSTI ID:1386065

Deibert, Benjamin J.; Zhang, Jingming; Smith, Paul F.; +11 more

Cost-effective Stabilization of Nanostructured Cathodes by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) (Final Report)

Technical Report · Mon Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2020 · OSTI ID:1386065

Gorte, Raymond J.; Vohs, John M.

Surface and Structural Investigation of a MnO _x Birnessite‐Type Water Oxidation Catalyst Formed under Photocatalytic Conditions