Highly active and stable OER electrocatalysts derived from Sr2MIrO6 for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers.

Autor: Retuerto, María, Pascual, Laura, Torrero, Jorge, Salam, Mohamed Abdel, Tolosana-Moranchel, Álvaro, Gianolio, Diego, Ferrer, Pilar, Kayser, Paula, Wilke, Vincent, Stiber, Svenja, Celorrio, Verónica, Mokthar, Mohamed, Sanchez, Daniel García, Gago, Aldo Saul, Friedrich, Kaspar Andreas, Peña, Miguel Antonio, Alonso, José Antonio, Rojas, Sergio
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Zdroj: Nature Communications; 12/24/2022, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p
Abstrakt: Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis is a promising technology to produce green hydrogen from renewables, as it can efficiently achieve high current densities. Lowering iridium amount in oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts is critical for achieving cost-effective production of green hydrogen. In this work, we develop catalysts from Ir double perovskites. Sr2CaIrO6 achieves 10 mA cm−2 at only 1.48 V. The surface of the perovskite reconstructs when immersed in an acidic electrolyte and during the first catalytic cycles, resulting in a stable surface conformed by short-range order edge-sharing IrO6 octahedra arranged in an open structure responsible for the high performance. A proton exchange membrane water electrolysis cell is developed with Sr2CaIrO6 as anode and low Ir loading (0.4 mgIr cm−2). The cell achieves 2.40 V at 6 A cm−2 (overload) and no loss in performance at a constant 2 A cm−2 (nominal load). Thus, reducing Ir use without compromising efficiency and lifetime. While water splitting offers a renewable means to produce H2 fuel, most electrolyzers rely on scarce elements to function. Here, authors study low-content Iridium catalysts derived from mixed oxides for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis anodes without compromising activity and durability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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