期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 39, 期 5, 页码 1905-1913出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.11.056
关键词
Oxygen evolution reaction; PEM water electrolysis; Iridium dioxide; Indium tin oxide; Hydrogen generation
资金
- EPSRC [EP/G042012/1]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/I037024/1, EP/G042012/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/G042012/1, EP/I037024/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Indium tin oxide (ITO) was used as a support for IrO2 catalyst in the oxygen evolution reaction. IrO2 nanoparticles were deposited in various loading on commercially available ITO nanoparticle, 17-28 nm in size using the Adam's fusion method. The prepared catalysts were characterised using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The BET surface area of the support (35 m(2)/g) was 3 times lower than the unsupported IrO2 (112.7 m(2)/g). The surface area and electronic conductivity of the catalysts were predominantly contributed by the IrO2. The supported catalysts were tested in a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for electrolyser operation. The 90% IrO2-ITO gave similar performance (1.74 V@1 A/cm(2)) to that of the unsupported IrO2 (1.73 V@1 A/cm(2)) in the MEA polarisation test at 80 degrees C with Nafion 115 membrane which was attributed to a better dispersion of the active IrO2 on the electrochemically inactive ITO support, giving rise to smaller catalyst particle and thereby higher surface area. Large IrO2 particles on the support significantly reduced the electrode performance. A comparison of TiO2 and ITO as support material showed that, 60% IrO2 loading was able to cover the support surface and giving sufficient conductivity to the catalyst. Copyright (C) 2013, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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