Reaction mechanism for oxygen evolution on RuO2, IrO2, and RuO2@IrO2 core-shell nanocatalysts
Journal Article
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· Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Chemistry Division
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). X-ray Science Division
- Proton OnSite, Wallingford, CT (United States)
Iridium dioxide, IrO2, is second to the most active RuO2 catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acid, and is used in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers due to its high durability. In order to improve the activity of IrO2-based catalysts, we prepared RuO2@IrO2 core-shell nanocatalysts using carbon-supported Ru as the template. At 1.48 V, the OER specific activity of RuO2@IrO2 is threefold that of IrO2. While the activity volcano plots over wide range of materials have been reported, zooming into the top region to clarify the rate limiting steps of most active catalysts is important for further activity enhancement. Here, we verified theory-proposed sequential water dissociation pathway in which the O—O bond forms on a single metal site, not via coupling of two adsorbed intermediates, by fitting measured polarization curves using a kinetic equation with the free energies of adsorption and activation as the parameters. Consistent with theoretical calculations, we show that the OER activities of IrO2 and RuO2@IrO2 are limited by the formation of O adsorbed phase, while the OOH formation on the adsorbed O limits the reaction rate on RuO2.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Major Basic Research Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSF); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Scientific User Facilities Division
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; SC0012704
- OSTI ID:
- 1425009
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1549442
OSTI ID: 1460967
- Report Number(s):
- BNL--114508-2017-JAAM
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Journal Issue: C Vol. 819; ISSN 1572-6657
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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