Nanovoid Incorporated IrxCu Metallic Aerogels for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysis

Shi, Qiurong; Zhu, Chengzhou; Zhong, Hong; Su, Dong; Na, Li; Engelhard, Mark H.; Xia, Haibing; Zhang, Qiang; Feng, Shuo; Beckman, Scott P.; Du, Dan; Lin, Yuehe

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01338

Nanovoid Incorporated IrxCu Metallic Aerogels for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysis

Journal Article · 14 September 2018 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01338· OSTI ID:1591786

Shi, Qiurong ^[1]; Zhu, Chengzhou ^[2]; Zhong, Hong ^[2]; Su, Dong ^[3]; Na, Li ^[3]; ^[4]; Xia, Haibing ^[5]; Zhang, Qiang ^[6]; Feng, Shuo ^[7]; Beckman, Scott P. ^[2]; Du, Dan ^[1]; ^[1]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIV
Washington State University
Brookhaven National Laboratory
BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
Shandong Normal University
Tsinghua University
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Ir-based nanomaterials are regarded as state-of-the-art cathode electrocatalysts in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs). Engineering the morphology of Ir-based three-dimensional architectures as electrocatalysts toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has been rarely studied. Here, we report the gelation of IrxCu metallic hydrogels self-assembled with ultrafine and nanovoid incorporated building blocks for enhancing the electrocatalytic performance toward OER. The composition-optimized Ir3Cu metallic aerogels exhibited improved catalytic activity and durability toward OER. The mesosized voids generated through the in situ galvanic replacement reaction and the macrosized porous systems make a great contribution to the increased number of active sites. First-principle calculations revealed the intrinsic optimized binding energy of Ir by alloying with Cu. The best catalytic performance necessities a balance of the adsorption and desorption energy. The well-defined morphology and enhanced OER electrochemical performances of nanovoid incorporated IrxCu metallic aerogels hold great promise in further applications in PEMWEs.

Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1591786

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-138184

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Vol. 3, Issue 9

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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