Lattice site–dependent metal leaching in perovskites toward a honeycomb-like water oxidation catalyst

Chen, Yubo; Sun, Yuanmiao; Wang, Maoyu; Wang, Jingxian; Li, Haiyan; Xi, Shibo; Wei, Chao; Xi, Pinxian; Sterbinsky, George E.; Freeland, John W.; Fisher, Adrian C.; Ager, III, Joel W.; Feng, Zhenxing; Xu, Zhichuan J.

doi:10.1126/sciadv.abk1788

Title: Lattice site–dependent metal leaching in perovskites toward a honeycomb-like water oxidation catalyst

Journal Article · 09 December 2021 · Science Advances

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abk1788 · OSTI ID:1894054

^[1]; Sun, Yuanmiao ^[2]; Wang, Maoyu ^[3]; Wang, Jingxian ^[2]; Li, Haiyan ^[2]; Xi, Shibo ^[4]; Wei, Chao ^[2];

^[5]; Sterbinsky, George E. ^[6];

^[6]; Fisher, Adrian C. ^[7];

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Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore); Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (Singapore)
Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) (Singapore)
Lanzhou Univ. (China)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (Singapore); Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Berkeley Educational Alliance for Research in Singapore, Ltd. (Singapore)

Metal leaching during water oxidation has been typically observed in conjunction with surface reconstruction on perovskite oxide catalysts, but the role of metal leaching at each geometric site has not been distinguished. Here, we manipulate the occurrence and process of surface reconstruction in two model ABO₃ perovskites, i.e., SrSc_0.5Ir_0.5O₃ and SrCo_0.5Ir_0.5O₃, which allow us to evaluate the structure and activity evolution step by step. The occurrence and order of leaching of Sr (A-site) and Sc/Co (B-site) were controlled by tailoring the thermodynamic stability of B-site. Sr leaching from A-site mainly generates more electrochemical surface area for the reaction, and additional leaching of Sc/Co from B-site triggers the formation of a honeycomb-like IrO_xH_y phase with a notable increase in intrinsic activity. A thorough surface reconstruction with dual-site metal leaching induces an activity improvement by approximately two orders of magnitude, which makes the reconstructed SrCo_0.5Ir_0.5O₃ among the best for water oxidation in acid.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore; Oregon State University; Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1894054

Journal Information:: Science Advances, Journal Name: Science Advances Journal Issue: 50 Vol. 7; ISSN 2375-2548

Publisher:: AAASCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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