Template-stabilized oxidic nickel oxygen evolution catalysts

Li, Nancy; Keane, Thomas P.; Veroneau, Samuel S.; Hadt, Ryan G.; Hayes, Dugan; Chen, Lin X.; Nocera, Daniel G.

doi:10.1073/pnas.2001529117

Template-stabilized oxidic nickel oxygen evolution catalysts

Journal Article · Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2001529117· OSTI ID:1637574

Li, Nancy; Keane, Thomas P.; Veroneau, Samuel S.; ; ; ;

Earth-abundant oxygen evolution catalysts (OECs) with extended stability in acid can be constructed by embedding active sites within an acid-stable metal-oxide framework. In this paper, we report stable NiPbO_x films that are able to perform oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysis for extended periods of operation (>20 h) in acidic solutions of pH 2.5; conversely, native NiO_x catalyst films dissolve immediately. In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy and ex situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveal that PbO₂ is unperturbed after addition of Ni and/or Fe into the lattice, which serves as an acid-stable, conductive framework for embedded OER active centers. The ability to perform OER in acid allows the mechanism of Fe doping on Ni catalysts to be further probed. Catalyst activity with Fe doping of oxidic Ni OEC under acid conditions, as compared to neutral or basic conditions, supports the contention that role of Fe³⁺ in enhancing catalytic activity in Ni oxide catalysts arises from its Lewis acid properties.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0017619

OSTI ID:: 1637574

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1638734
OSTI ID: 1775492
OSTI ID: 1992631

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 28 Vol. 117; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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