Breaking $\mathrm{OER}$ and $\mathrm{CER}$ scaling relations via strain and its relaxation in $\mathrm{RuO}$2 (101)

Adiga, Prajwal; Nunn, William; Wong, Cindy; Manjeshwar, Anusha K.; Nair, Sreejith; Jalan, Bharat; Stoerzinger, Kelsey A.

doi:10.1016/j.mtener.2022.101087

Title: Breaking $$\mathrm{OER}$$ and $$\mathrm{CER}$$ scaling relations via strain and its relaxation in $$\mathrm{RuO}$$₂ (101)

Journal Article · Sat Jul 02 00:00:00 UTC 2022 · Materials Today Energy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2022.101087 · OSTI ID:1923652

Adiga, Prajwal ^[1]; Nunn, William ^[2]; Wong, Cindy ^[1]; Manjeshwar, Anusha K. ^[2]; Nair, Sreejith ^[2]; Jalan, Bharat ^[2];

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Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (United States)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Green hydrogen production from abundant water sources is an important component of renewable energy storage. Water oxidation catalysts are typically considered bound by adsorbate scaling relations, limiting their activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) as well as selectivity between OER and the chlorine evolution reaction (CER) that compete in saline water streams. RuO₂ is highly active for both reactions, and recent measurements have shown the OER activity is greater on undercoordinated, high index facets compared to the lowest-energy (110) facet often studied. The growth of such orientations as epitaxial films, however, can result in appreciable strain and potential surface faceting via its relaxation. Here, we find the activity and selectivity towards OER and CER vary with thickness in epitaxial (101) RuO₂ thin films: OER activity decreases 4x as film thickness increases from 8 nm to 48 nm, while CER activity is comparable. Thus, strain and its relaxation can be used to break scaling relationships between OER and CER, highlighting the important role that defects play in selective oxidation processes on RuO₂ in chloride-containing media.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1923652

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-181087

Journal Information:: Materials Today Energy, Journal Name: Materials Today Energy Vol. 28; ISSN 2468-6069

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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