The use of poly-cation oxides to lower the temperature of two-step thermochemical water splitting

Zhai, Shang; Rojas, Jimmy; Ahlborg, Nadia; Lim, Kipil; Toney, Michael F.; Jin, Hyungyu; Chueh, William C.; Majumdar, Arun

doi:10.1039/c8ee00050f

The use of poly-cation oxides to lower the temperature of two-step thermochemical water splitting

Journal Article · Fri Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ee00050f· OSTI ID:1476172

Zhai, Shang ^[1]; Rojas, Jimmy ^[1]; Ahlborg, Nadia ^[1]; Lim, Kipil ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[4]; ^[2]; ^[1]

Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang (South Korea)

Here, we report the discovery of a new class of oxides – poly-cation oxides (PCOs) – that consist of multiple cations and can thermochemically split water in a two-step cycle to produce hydrogen (H₂) and oxygen (O₂).

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Fuel Cell Technologies Office (EE-3F); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Fuel Cell Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1476172

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1441058

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 11; ISSN EESNBY; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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