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Iridium Incorporation into MnO2 for an Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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Here, we have investigated the structure and activity of electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) that had low loadings of Ir incorporated into the 2D layered MnO2, (birnessite, nominally δ-MnO2) and the 3D MnO2 (pyrolusite, β-MnO2). The Ir-incorporated β-MnO2 (Ir/β-MnO2) electrocatalysts were prepared for the first time via a thermally induced phase transition of δ-MnO2 containing 16-22 wt% Ir. This phase transition of δ-MnO2 to β-MnO2 was facilitated by the presence of Ir in the structure, as both Ir in IrO2 and Mn in β-MnO2 could adopt a thermodynamically favored rutile structure. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) of Ir/β-MnO2 showed that the catalyst consisted of Ir substituted into the crystalline β-MnO2 lattice. 22 wt% Ir/β-MnO2 (60 μgIr cm $$\ ^{-2}_{geo}$$) exhibited an OER overpotential (η) of 337 mV, lower than the η for commercial IrO2. This η was constant for 6 h, at 10 mA cm $$\ ^{-2}_{geo}$$ in 0.5 M H2SO4. EXAFS, high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) and X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) showed that 22 wt% Ir/β-MnO2 had a strained structure containing ~41% Mn3+, an OER active species, along with a modified Ir bond covalency consisting of both Ir-O-Ir and Ir-O-Mn.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1975239
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1971281
Report Number(s):
BNL-224444-2023-JAAM
Journal Information:
ChemCatChem, Journal Name: ChemCatChem Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 15; ISSN 1867-3880
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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