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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
卷 134, 期 14, 页码 6326-6336出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja3000084
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- Center for Chemical Innovation of the National Science Foundation (CCI Powering the Planet) [CHE-0802907]
- DOE
- Chesonis Family Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medicinal Research
The mechanism of nucleation, steady-state growth, and repair is investigated for an oxygen evolving catalyst prepared by electrodeposition from Co2+ solutions in weakly basic electrolytes (Co-OEC). Potential step chronoamperometry and atomic force microscopy reveal that nucleation of Co-OEC. is progressive and reaches a saturation surface coverage of ca. 70% on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite substrates. Steady-state electrodeposition of Co-OEC exhibits a Tafel slope approximately equal to 2.3 x RT/F. The electrochemical rate law exhibits a first order dependence on Co2+ and inverse orders on proton (third order) and proton acceptor, methylphosphonate (first order for 1.8 mM <= [MePi] <= 18 mM and second order dependence for 32 mM <= [MePi] <= 180 mM). These electrokinetic studies, combined with recent XAS studies of catalyst structure, suggest a mechanism for steady state growth at intermediate MePi concentration (1.8-18 mM) involving a rapid solution equilibrium between aquo Co(II) and Co(III) hydroxo species accompanied with a rapid surface equilibrium involving electrolyte dissociation and deprotonation of surface bound water. These equilibria are followed by a chemical rate-limiting step for incorporation of Co(III) into the growing cobaltate clusters comprising Co-OEC. At higher concentrations of MePi ([MePi] >= 32 mM), MePO32- equilibrium binding to Co(II) in solution is suggested by the kinetic data. Consistent with the disparate pH profiles for oxygen evolution electrocatalysis and catalyst formation, NMR-based quantification of catalyst dissolution as a function of pH demonstrates functional stability and repair at pH values >6 whereas catalyst corrosion prevails at lower pH values. These kinetic insights provide a basis for developing and operating functional water oxidation (photo)anodes under benign pH conditions.
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