Catalytic Activity and Stability of Non-Platinum Group Metal Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers
Abstract
The activities and stabilities of non-platinum group metals (PGMs) in the forms of monometallic (Mn2O3, Fe2O3, Co3O4, NiO) and bimetallic (NiFe2O4, CoNiO2) oxides were assessed for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline media and compared with IrO2. Both half-cell, rotating disc electrode (RDE) apparatus and single-cell, membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) were used to study kinetic and device-level performance in parallel and to provide insights into the use of these materials in anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzers. Normalization of RDE results by geometric and physical surface areas, double layer capacitance, and metal content probed differences in physically vs electrochemically accessible surface areas and ensured reported trends were independent of the normalization method. The results showed that: (i) Ni- and Co- containing materials met or exceeded IrO2 performance in both RDE and MEA testing, (ii) Co3O4 deactivated over time-on-stream (1.8 V for 13.5 h) due to oxide and, relatedly, particle growth, (iii) NiFe2O4 increased in activity over time-on-stream due to dissolution of Fe and an increased Ni/Fe ratio, and (iv) reduction of catalyst layer resistance is an avenue to further increase device-level performance. These results demonstrated the clear viability for non-PGMs to be used as anode catalysts in AEM devices.
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- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE HydroGEN 2.0 LTE Consortium
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1992509
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5900-85940
Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651; MainId:86713;UUID:80a0aea0-90cc-4be3-a729-5978d290516b;MainAdminID:70026
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- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 170; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; anion exchange membrane electrolyzers; anode catalysts; bimetallic; electrolysis; monometallic; non-platinum group metals; oxygen evolution reaction
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Volk, Emily K., Kwon, Stephanie, and Alia, Shaun M. Catalytic Activity and Stability of Non-Platinum Group Metal Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers. United States: N. p., 2023.
Web. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/acd605.
Volk, Emily K., Kwon, Stephanie, & Alia, Shaun M. Catalytic Activity and Stability of Non-Platinum Group Metal Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/acd605
Volk, Emily K., Kwon, Stephanie, and Alia, Shaun M. Fri .
"Catalytic Activity and Stability of Non-Platinum Group Metal Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/acd605. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1992509.
@article{osti_1992509,
title = {Catalytic Activity and Stability of Non-Platinum Group Metal Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers},
author = {Volk, Emily K. and Kwon, Stephanie and Alia, Shaun M.},
abstractNote = {The activities and stabilities of non-platinum group metals (PGMs) in the forms of monometallic (Mn2O3, Fe2O3, Co3O4, NiO) and bimetallic (NiFe2O4, CoNiO2) oxides were assessed for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline media and compared with IrO2. Both half-cell, rotating disc electrode (RDE) apparatus and single-cell, membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) were used to study kinetic and device-level performance in parallel and to provide insights into the use of these materials in anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzers. Normalization of RDE results by geometric and physical surface areas, double layer capacitance, and metal content probed differences in physically vs electrochemically accessible surface areas and ensured reported trends were independent of the normalization method. The results showed that: (i) Ni- and Co- containing materials met or exceeded IrO2 performance in both RDE and MEA testing, (ii) Co3O4 deactivated over time-on-stream (1.8 V for 13.5 h) due to oxide and, relatedly, particle growth, (iii) NiFe2O4 increased in activity over time-on-stream due to dissolution of Fe and an increased Ni/Fe ratio, and (iv) reduction of catalyst layer resistance is an avenue to further increase device-level performance. These results demonstrated the clear viability for non-PGMs to be used as anode catalysts in AEM devices.},
doi = {10.1149/1945-7111/acd605},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
number = 6,
volume = 170,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Fri Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
}
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