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CHEMSUSCHEM
卷 10, 期 9, 页码 1943-1957出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201601817
关键词
energy storage; electrocatalysis; iridium; oxygen evolution reaction; water splitting
资金
- German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) [03ESP106D]
The synthesis of a highly active and yet stable electrocatalyst for the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remains a major challenge for acidic water splitting on an industrial scale. To address this challenge, we obtained an outstanding high-performance OER catalyst by loading Ir on conductive antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO)-nanoparticles by a microwave (MW)-assisted hydrothermal route. The obtained Ir phase was identified by using XRD as amorphous (XRD-amorphous), highly hydrated Ir-III/IV oxohydroxide. To identify chemical and structural features responsible for the high activity and exceptional stability under acidic OER conditions with loadings as low as 20g(Ir)cm(-2), we used stepwise thermal treatment to gradually alter the XRD-amorphous Ir phase by dehydroxylation and crystallization of IrO2. This resulted in dramatic depletion of OER performance, indicating that the outstanding electrocatalytic properties of the MW-produced Ir-III/IV oxohydroxide are prominently linked to the nature of the produced Ir phase. This finding is in contrast with the often reported stable but poor OER performance of crystalline IrO2-based compounds produced through more classical calcination routes. Our investigation demonstrates the immense potential of Ir oxohydroxide-based OER electrocatalysts for stable high-current water electrolysis under acidic conditions.
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