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Title: Identification of optimal solar fuel electrocatalysts via high throughput in situ optical measurements

Abstract

For many solar fuel generator designs involve illumination of a photoabsorber stack coated with a catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this design, impinging light must pass through the catalyst layer before reaching the photoabsorber(s), and thus optical transmission is an important function of the OER catalyst layer. Many oxide catalysts, such as those containing elements Ni and Co, form oxide or oxyhydroxide phases in alkaline solution at operational potentials that differ from the phases observed in ambient conditions. To characterize the transparency of such catalysts during OER operation, 1031 unique compositions containing the elements Ni, Co, Ce, La, and Fe were prepared by a high throughput inkjet printing technique. Moreover, the catalytic current of each composition was recorded at an OER overpotential of 0.33 V with simultaneous measurement of the spectral transmission. By combining the optical and catalytic properties, the combined catalyst efficiency was calculated to identify the optimal catalysts for solar fuel applications within the material library. Our measurements required development of a new high throughput instrument with integrated electrochemistry and spectroscopy measurements, which enables various spectroelectrochemistry experiments.

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  1. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Engineering Division and Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis
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California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1333883
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0004993
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 03; Journal ID: ISSN 0884-2914
Publisher:
Materials Research Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; combinatorial synthesis; optical properties; catalytic

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Shinde, Aniketa, Guevarra, Dan, Haber, Joel A., Jin, Jian, and Gregoire, John M. Identification of optimal solar fuel electrocatalysts via high throughput in situ optical measurements. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1557/jmr.2014.296.
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Shinde, Aniketa, Guevarra, Dan, Haber, Joel A., Jin, Jian, & Gregoire, John M. Identification of optimal solar fuel electrocatalysts via high throughput in situ optical measurements. United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2014.296
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Shinde, Aniketa, Guevarra, Dan, Haber, Joel A., Jin, Jian, and Gregoire, John M. Tue . "Identification of optimal solar fuel electrocatalysts via high throughput in situ optical measurements". United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2014.296. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1333883.
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@article{osti_1333883,
title = {Identification of optimal solar fuel electrocatalysts via high throughput in situ optical measurements},
author = {Shinde, Aniketa and Guevarra, Dan and Haber, Joel A. and Jin, Jian and Gregoire, John M.},
abstractNote = {For many solar fuel generator designs involve illumination of a photoabsorber stack coated with a catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this design, impinging light must pass through the catalyst layer before reaching the photoabsorber(s), and thus optical transmission is an important function of the OER catalyst layer. Many oxide catalysts, such as those containing elements Ni and Co, form oxide or oxyhydroxide phases in alkaline solution at operational potentials that differ from the phases observed in ambient conditions. To characterize the transparency of such catalysts during OER operation, 1031 unique compositions containing the elements Ni, Co, Ce, La, and Fe were prepared by a high throughput inkjet printing technique. Moreover, the catalytic current of each composition was recorded at an OER overpotential of 0.33 V with simultaneous measurement of the spectral transmission. By combining the optical and catalytic properties, the combined catalyst efficiency was calculated to identify the optimal catalysts for solar fuel applications within the material library. Our measurements required development of a new high throughput instrument with integrated electrochemistry and spectroscopy measurements, which enables various spectroelectrochemistry experiments.},
doi = {10.1557/jmr.2014.296},
journal = {Journal of Materials Research},
number = 03,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}
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