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Title: Enhanced Catalytic Activity of a Vanadium-Doped Mesoporous Octahedral Molecular Sieve-2 (K-OMS-2) toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Abstract

Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is the cathodic reaction in electrochemical water splitting that produces H2 in a renewable pathway, primarily to be used in fuel cells. K-OMS-2, a manganese octahedral molecular sieve, has the potential to replace Pt as a catalyst for HER due to its redox and electrochemical properties, which can be further improved by doping metal cations into the K-OMS-2 framework. In this work, we synthesized 1, 5, and 10% vanadium- (V) doped mesoporous K-OMS-2 under mild acidic reaction conditions. The mesoporous nature of the samples was confirmed by BET analysis. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed that Mn has 2+, 3 +, and 4+ oxidation states, and V is present as V4+ in V-K-OMS-2 samples. HER performance of 1% V-K-OMS-2 in an acidic medium shows the best activity with -0.32 V overpotential. The overpotential was lowered by 0.56 V upon doping 1% V into the K-OMS-2 framework. The 1% V-K-OMS-2 material has a Tafel slope of 129 mV/decay and an electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) of 127.5 cm2ECSA.

Authors:
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  1. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1776507
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1838043
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-86ER13622
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Energy Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 2574-0962
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; K-OMS-2; mesoporous; vanadium doped K-OMS-2; hydrogen evolution reaction; acidic medium; high surface area

Citation Formats

Tabassum, Lamya, Tasnim, Habiba, Meguerdichian, Andrew G., Willis, William S., Macharia, John, Price, Capri, Dang, Yanliu, and Suib, Steven L. Enhanced Catalytic Activity of a Vanadium-Doped Mesoporous Octahedral Molecular Sieve-2 (K-OMS-2) toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1021/acsaem.0c02245.
Tabassum, Lamya, Tasnim, Habiba, Meguerdichian, Andrew G., Willis, William S., Macharia, John, Price, Capri, Dang, Yanliu, & Suib, Steven L. Enhanced Catalytic Activity of a Vanadium-Doped Mesoporous Octahedral Molecular Sieve-2 (K-OMS-2) toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c02245
Tabassum, Lamya, Tasnim, Habiba, Meguerdichian, Andrew G., Willis, William S., Macharia, John, Price, Capri, Dang, Yanliu, and Suib, Steven L. Sun . "Enhanced Catalytic Activity of a Vanadium-Doped Mesoporous Octahedral Molecular Sieve-2 (K-OMS-2) toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c02245. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1776507.
@article{osti_1776507,
title = {Enhanced Catalytic Activity of a Vanadium-Doped Mesoporous Octahedral Molecular Sieve-2 (K-OMS-2) toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction},
author = {Tabassum, Lamya and Tasnim, Habiba and Meguerdichian, Andrew G. and Willis, William S. and Macharia, John and Price, Capri and Dang, Yanliu and Suib, Steven L.},
abstractNote = {Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is the cathodic reaction in electrochemical water splitting that produces H2 in a renewable pathway, primarily to be used in fuel cells. K-OMS-2, a manganese octahedral molecular sieve, has the potential to replace Pt as a catalyst for HER due to its redox and electrochemical properties, which can be further improved by doping metal cations into the K-OMS-2 framework. In this work, we synthesized 1, 5, and 10% vanadium- (V) doped mesoporous K-OMS-2 under mild acidic reaction conditions. The mesoporous nature of the samples was confirmed by BET analysis. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed that Mn has 2+, 3 +, and 4+ oxidation states, and V is present as V4+ in V-K-OMS-2 samples. HER performance of 1% V-K-OMS-2 in an acidic medium shows the best activity with -0.32 V overpotential. The overpotential was lowered by 0.56 V upon doping 1% V into the K-OMS-2 framework. The 1% V-K-OMS-2 material has a Tafel slope of 129 mV/decay and an electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) of 127.5 cm2ECSA.},
doi = {10.1021/acsaem.0c02245},
journal = {ACS Applied Energy Materials},
number = 12,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Sun Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}

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