Mesoporous Ni60Fe30Mn10-alloy based metal/metal oxide composite thick films as highly active and robust oxygen evolution catalysts
Abstract
A major challenge in the field of water electrolysis is the scarcity of oxygen-evolving catalysts that are inexpensive, highly corrosion-resistant, suitable for large-scale applications and able to oxidize water at high current densities and low overpotentials. Most unsupported, non-precious metals oxygen-evolution catalysts require at least ~350 mV overpotential to oxidize water with a current density of 10 mA cm–2 in 1 M alkaline solution. In this paper we report on a robust nanostructured porous NiFe-based oxygen evolution catalyst made by selective alloy corrosion. In 1 M KOH, our material exhibits a catalytic activity towards water oxidation of 500 mA cm–2 at 360 mV overpotential and is stable for over eleven days. This exceptional performance is attributed to three factors. First, the small size of the ligaments and pores in our mesoporous catalyst (~10 nm) results in a high BET surface area (43 m2 g–1) and therefore a high density of oxygen-evolution catalytic sites per unit mass. Second, the open porosity facilitates effective mass transfer at the catalyst/electrolyte interface. Third and finally, the high bulk electrical conductivity of the mesoporous catalyst allows for effective current flow through the electrocatalyst, making it possible to use thick films with a high density ofmore »
- Authors:
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- Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Molecularly Engineered Energy Materials (MEEM)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1370231
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0001342; 680-50-1214; SC0014213; 1S10RR23057
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Energy & Environmental Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 2; Related Information: MEEM partners with University of California, Los Angeles (lead); University of California, Berkeley; Eastern Washington University; University of Kansas; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Detsi, Eric, Cook, John B., Lesel, Benjamin K., Turner, Christopher L., Liang, Yu-Lun, Robbennolt, Shauna, and Tolbert, Sarah H. Mesoporous Ni60Fe30Mn10-alloy based metal/metal oxide composite thick films as highly active and robust oxygen evolution catalysts. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1039/c5ee02509e.
Detsi, Eric, Cook, John B., Lesel, Benjamin K., Turner, Christopher L., Liang, Yu-Lun, Robbennolt, Shauna, & Tolbert, Sarah H. Mesoporous Ni60Fe30Mn10-alloy based metal/metal oxide composite thick films as highly active and robust oxygen evolution catalysts. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ee02509e
Detsi, Eric, Cook, John B., Lesel, Benjamin K., Turner, Christopher L., Liang, Yu-Lun, Robbennolt, Shauna, and Tolbert, Sarah H. Wed .
"Mesoporous Ni60Fe30Mn10-alloy based metal/metal oxide composite thick films as highly active and robust oxygen evolution catalysts". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ee02509e. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1370231.
@article{osti_1370231,
title = {Mesoporous Ni60Fe30Mn10-alloy based metal/metal oxide composite thick films as highly active and robust oxygen evolution catalysts},
author = {Detsi, Eric and Cook, John B. and Lesel, Benjamin K. and Turner, Christopher L. and Liang, Yu-Lun and Robbennolt, Shauna and Tolbert, Sarah H.},
abstractNote = {A major challenge in the field of water electrolysis is the scarcity of oxygen-evolving catalysts that are inexpensive, highly corrosion-resistant, suitable for large-scale applications and able to oxidize water at high current densities and low overpotentials. Most unsupported, non-precious metals oxygen-evolution catalysts require at least ~350 mV overpotential to oxidize water with a current density of 10 mA cm–2 in 1 M alkaline solution. In this paper we report on a robust nanostructured porous NiFe-based oxygen evolution catalyst made by selective alloy corrosion. In 1 M KOH, our material exhibits a catalytic activity towards water oxidation of 500 mA cm–2 at 360 mV overpotential and is stable for over eleven days. This exceptional performance is attributed to three factors. First, the small size of the ligaments and pores in our mesoporous catalyst (~10 nm) results in a high BET surface area (43 m2 g–1) and therefore a high density of oxygen-evolution catalytic sites per unit mass. Second, the open porosity facilitates effective mass transfer at the catalyst/electrolyte interface. Third and finally, the high bulk electrical conductivity of the mesoporous catalyst allows for effective current flow through the electrocatalyst, making it possible to use thick films with a high density of active sites and ~3 × 104 cm2 of catalytic area per cm2 of electrode area. Our mesoporous catalyst is thus attractive for alkaline electrolyzers where water-based solutions are decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen as the only products, driven either conventionally or by photovoltaics.},
doi = {10.1039/c5ee02509e},
journal = {Energy & Environmental Science},
number = 2,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 09 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Wed Dec 09 00:00:00 EST 2015}
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