Single Iridium Atom Doped Ni2P Catalyst for Optimal Oxygen Evolution

Wang, Qi; Zhang, Zhe; Cai, Chao; Wang, Maoyu; Zhao, Zhi Liang; Li, Menghao; Huang, Xiang; Han, Shaobo; Zhou, Hua; Feng, Zhenxing; Li, Lei; Li, Jun; Xu, Hu; Francisco, Joseph S.; Gu, Meng

doi:10.1021/jacs.1c04682

Single Iridium Atom Doped Ni₂P Catalyst for Optimal Oxygen Evolution

Journal Article · Mon Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c04682· OSTI ID:2574241

Wang, Qi ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[2]; Wang, Maoyu ^[3]; Zhao, Zhi Liang ^[1]; Li, Menghao ^[1]; Huang, Xiang ^[1]; Han, Shaobo ^[1]; ^[4]; ^[3]; ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[5]; ^[1]

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen (China)
Central South University, Changsha (China)
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with 100% active sites have excellent prospects for application in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, further enhancement of the catalytic activity for OER is quite challenging, particularly for the development of stable SACs with overpotentials <180 mV. Here, we report an iridium single atom on Ni₂P catalyst (Ir_SA-Ni₂P) with a record low overpotential of 149 mV at a current density of 10 mA·cm^–2 in 1.0 M KOH. The Ir_SA-Ni₂P catalyst delivers a current density up to ∼28-fold higher than that of the widely used IrO₂ at 1.53 V vs RHE. Both the experimental results and computational simulations indicate that Ir single atoms preferentially occupy Ni sites on the top surface. The reconstructed Ir–O–P/Ni–O–P bonding environment plays a vital role for optimal adsorption and desorption of the OER intermediate species, which leads to marked enhancement of the OER activity. Additionally, the dynamic “top-down” evolution of the specific structure of the Ni@Ir particles is responsible for the robust single-atom structure and, thus, the stability property. In conclusion, this Ir_SA-Ni₂P catalyst offers novel prospects for simplifying decoration strategies and further enhancing OER performance.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); National Natural Science Foundation of China; Shenzhen Clean Energy Research Institute; Shenzhen Peacock Plan; Entrepreneurial Research Team Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 2574241

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 34 Vol. 143; ISSN 0002-7863; ISSN 1520-5126

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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