Mercury Underpotential Deposition to Determine Iridium and Iridium Oxide Electrochemical Surface Areas
Abstract
Determining the surface areas of electrocatalysts is critical for separating the key properties of area-specific activity and electrochemical surface area from mass activity. Hydrogen underpotential deposition and carbon monoxide oxidation are typically used to evaluate iridium (Ir) surface areas, but are ineffective on oxides and can be sensitive to surface oxides formed on Ir metals. Mercury underpotential deposition is presented in this study as an alternative, able to produce reasonable surface areas on Ir and Ir oxide nanoparticles, and able to produce similar surface areas prior to and following characterization in oxygen evolution. Reliable electrochemical surface areas allow for comparative studies of different catalyst types and the characterization of advanced oxygen evolution catalysts. Lastly, they also enable the study of catalyst degradation in durability testing, both areas of increasing importance within electrolysis and electrocatalysis.
- Authors:
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- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). Chemical and Materials Science Center
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1290786
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5900-66914
Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308; SC0007471
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 163; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Publisher:
- The Electrochemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; electrocatalysis; electrochemical surface area; electrolysis; iridium
Citation Formats
Alia, Shaun M., Hurst, Katherine E., Kocha, Shyam S., and Pivovar, Bryan S. Mercury Underpotential Deposition to Determine Iridium and Iridium Oxide Electrochemical Surface Areas. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1149/2.0071611jes.
Alia, Shaun M., Hurst, Katherine E., Kocha, Shyam S., & Pivovar, Bryan S. Mercury Underpotential Deposition to Determine Iridium and Iridium Oxide Electrochemical Surface Areas. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0071611jes
Alia, Shaun M., Hurst, Katherine E., Kocha, Shyam S., and Pivovar, Bryan S. Thu .
"Mercury Underpotential Deposition to Determine Iridium and Iridium Oxide Electrochemical Surface Areas". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0071611jes. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1290786.
@article{osti_1290786,
title = {Mercury Underpotential Deposition to Determine Iridium and Iridium Oxide Electrochemical Surface Areas},
author = {Alia, Shaun M. and Hurst, Katherine E. and Kocha, Shyam S. and Pivovar, Bryan S.},
abstractNote = {Determining the surface areas of electrocatalysts is critical for separating the key properties of area-specific activity and electrochemical surface area from mass activity. Hydrogen underpotential deposition and carbon monoxide oxidation are typically used to evaluate iridium (Ir) surface areas, but are ineffective on oxides and can be sensitive to surface oxides formed on Ir metals. Mercury underpotential deposition is presented in this study as an alternative, able to produce reasonable surface areas on Ir and Ir oxide nanoparticles, and able to produce similar surface areas prior to and following characterization in oxygen evolution. Reliable electrochemical surface areas allow for comparative studies of different catalyst types and the characterization of advanced oxygen evolution catalysts. Lastly, they also enable the study of catalyst degradation in durability testing, both areas of increasing importance within electrolysis and electrocatalysis.},
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year = {Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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