Journal
NANO ENERGY
Volume 34, Issue -, Pages 385-391Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.02.045
Keywords
OER catalyst; Mixed oxide; Ru leaching; Activity; Stability; PEM electrolyzer
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- European Union [621237]
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Hydrogen produced by water splitting is a promising solution for a sustained economy from renewable energy sources. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis is the utmost suitable technology for this purpose, although the quest for low cost, highly active and durable catalysts is persistent. Here we develop a nanostructured iridium catalyst after electrochemically leaching ruthenium from metallic iridium-ruthenium, Ir0.7Ru0.3Ox (EC), and compare its physical and electrochemical properties to the thermally treated counterpart: Ir0.7Ru0.3O2 (TT). Ir0.7Ru0.3Ox (EC) shows an unparalleled 13-fold higher oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity compared to the Ir0.7Ru0.3O2 (TT). PEM electrolyzer tests at 1 A cm(-2) show no increase of cell voltage for almost 400 h, proving that Ir0.7Ru0.3Ox (EC) is one of the most efficient anodes so far developed.
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