In situ/Operando studies of electrocatalysts using hard X-ray spectroscopy
Abstract
This review focuses on the use of X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy techniques using hard X-rays to study electrocatalysts under in situ/operando conditions. The importance and the versatility of methods in the study of electrodes in contact with the electrolytes are described, when they are being cycled through the catalytic potentials during the progress of the oxygen-evolution, oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions. The catalytic oxygen evolution reaction is illustrated with examples using three oxides, Co, Ni and Mn, and two sulfides, Mo and Co. These are used as examples for the hydrogen evolution reaction. A bimetallic, bifunctional oxygen evolving and oxygen reducing Ni/Mn oxide is also presented. The various advantages and constraints in the use of these techniques and the future outlook are discussed.
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Div.
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Div.; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)
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- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1378359
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1423211; OSTI ID: 1495733
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; GM110501; GM55302; RGP0063/2013-310; AC02-76SF00515; RGP0063/2013 310
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena; Journal ID: ISSN 0368-2048
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; X-ray spectroscopy; Electrocatalysis; Electronic structure
Citation Formats
Lassalle-Kaiser, Benedikt, Gul, Sheraz, Kern, Jan, Yachandra, Vittal K., and Yano, Junko. In situ/Operando studies of electrocatalysts using hard X-ray spectroscopy. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.elspec.2017.05.001.
Lassalle-Kaiser, Benedikt, Gul, Sheraz, Kern, Jan, Yachandra, Vittal K., & Yano, Junko. In situ/Operando studies of electrocatalysts using hard X-ray spectroscopy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elspec.2017.05.001
Lassalle-Kaiser, Benedikt, Gul, Sheraz, Kern, Jan, Yachandra, Vittal K., and Yano, Junko. Tue .
"In situ/Operando studies of electrocatalysts using hard X-ray spectroscopy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elspec.2017.05.001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1378359.
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title = {In situ/Operando studies of electrocatalysts using hard X-ray spectroscopy},
author = {Lassalle-Kaiser, Benedikt and Gul, Sheraz and Kern, Jan and Yachandra, Vittal K. and Yano, Junko},
abstractNote = {This review focuses on the use of X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy techniques using hard X-rays to study electrocatalysts under in situ/operando conditions. The importance and the versatility of methods in the study of electrodes in contact with the electrolytes are described, when they are being cycled through the catalytic potentials during the progress of the oxygen-evolution, oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions. The catalytic oxygen evolution reaction is illustrated with examples using three oxides, Co, Ni and Mn, and two sulfides, Mo and Co. These are used as examples for the hydrogen evolution reaction. A bimetallic, bifunctional oxygen evolving and oxygen reducing Ni/Mn oxide is also presented. The various advantages and constraints in the use of these techniques and the future outlook are discussed.},
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year = {Tue May 02 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
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