Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 15, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200015
Keywords
ab initio thermodynamics core-shell particles; DFT calculations; electrolysis; oxygen evolution reaction
Funding
- Kopernikus/P2X-2 programme of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [03SFK2V0-2]
- Projekt DEAL
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The feasibility of encapsulating a cheap rutile-structured TiO2 core with coherent, monolayer-thin IrO2 or RuO2 films is assessed using first-principles density-functional theory (DFT) and ab initio thermodynamics. The results indicate that a wetting tendency is only obtained for some low-index facets under typical gas-phase synthesis conditions, and thermodynamic stability, particularly of lattice-matched RuO2 films, is indicated for more oxidizing conditions. Intriguingly, the calculations also predict an enhanced activity and stability of such epitaxial RuO2/TiO2 core-shell particles under OER operation.
Due to their high activity and favorable stability in acidic electrolytes, Ir and Ru oxides are primary catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. For a future large-scale application, core-shell nanoparticles are an appealing route to minimize the demand for these precious oxides. Here, we employ first-principles density-functional theory (DFT) and ab initio thermodynamics to assess the feasibility of encapsulating a cheap rutile-structured TiO2 core with coherent, monolayer-thin IrO2 or RuO2 films. Resulting from a strong directional dependence of adhesion and strain, a wetting tendency is only obtained for some low-index facets under typical gas-phase synthesis conditions. Thermodynamic stability in particular of lattice-matched RuO2 films is instead indicated for more oxidizing conditions. Intriguingly, the calculations also predict an enhanced activity and stability of such epitaxial RuO2/TiO2 core-shell particles under OER operation.
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