Recent Advances on Perovskite Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation in Alkaline Medium

Alkaline water splitting is a technique utilizing renewable resource-derived electricity to generate hydrogen with high purity. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with sluggish dynamics is the crucial half-reaction toward electrocatalytic water splitting, which needs a non-noble metal catalyst with high performance to make the reaction process be more energy-efficient and economical. Perovskite, as a kind of price moderate, compositional adjustable, structurally stable, and highly active material, has been widely used as the catalyst for the OER under alkaline conditions. In this review, we systematically expound the OER-related catalytic mechanism, provide the evaluative criteria of catalytic performance, and then summarize the corresponding measurement methods of catalysts for the alkaline OER. Furthermore, our emphasis is given to the synthetic methods, the activity descriptors, and the performance optimization strategies of perovskite-based catalysts. Finally, we present a number of future directions on the development of more highly efficient perovskite-based catalysts for the alkaline OER.

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This review focuses on the application of perovskite-based catalysts in alkaline water splitting. Perovskite, as a material with moderate price, adjustable composition, structural stability, and high activity, has been widely used in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) under alkaline conditions. The review provides a systematic exposition of the OER-related catalytic mechanism, evaluative criteria of catalytic performance, and corresponding measurement methods of catalysts. The emphasis is also placed on the synthetic methods, activity descriptors, and performance optimization strategies of perovskite-based catalysts. Future directions for the development of more efficient perovskite-based catalysts for the alkaline OER are also presented.