Journal
BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages 157-167Publisher
BEILSTEIN-INSTITUT
DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.15
Keywords
electrochemistry; nanostructures; noble metals; ruthenium catalyst; water splitting
Funding
- German Research Foundation (DFG) via the bridge funding of the excellence cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials [EXC315]
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) via the German-Russian Interdisciplinary Research Center [C-2016b-2, C-21017a-2]
- Saint-Petersburg State University [12.40.1342.2017]
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For the oxidation of water to dioxygen, oxide-covered ruthenium metal is known as the most efficient catalyst, however, with limited stability. Herein, we present a strategy for incorporating a Ru/C composite onto a novel nanoporous electrode surface with low noble metal loading and improved stability. The Ru/C is coated on the pore walls of anodic alumina templates in a one-step laser-induced deposition method from Ru-3(CO)(12) solutions. Scanning electron microscopy proves the presence of a continuous Ru/C layer along the inner pore walls. The amorphous material consists of metallic Ru incorporated in a carbonaceous C matrix as shown by X-ray diffraction combined with Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies. These porous electrodes reveal enhanced stability during water oxidation as compared to planar samples at pH 4. Finally, their electrocatalytic performance depends on the geometric parameters and is optimized with 13 mu m pore length, which yields 2.6 mA cm(-2), or 49 A g(-1), at eta = 0.20 V.
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