The poor activity and stability of electrode materials for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are the main bottlenecks in the water splitting reaction for H2 production. Here, by studying activity
stability trends for the OER on conductive M1OxHy, Fe-M1OxHy and Fe-M1M2OxHy
hydr(oxy)oxide clusters (M1= Ni, Co, Fe; M2= Mn, Co, Cu), we show that balancing the rates of
Fe dissolution and redeposition over a MOxHy host establishes dynamically stable Fe active sites.
Together with tuning the Fe content of the electrolyte, the strong interaction of Fe with the
MOxHy host is the key to control the average number of Fe active sites present at the solid-liquid
interface. We suggest that the Fe-M adsorption energy can therefore serve as a reaction
descriptor that unifies OER catalysis on 3d transition metal hydr(oxy)oxides in alkaline media.
Thus, introduction of dynamically stable active sites extends the design rules for making active
and stable interfaces.
Keywords:
Electrocatalysis / Hydrogen fuel / Solar fuels
Source:
Nature Energy, 2020, 5, 3, 222-230
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Projects:
US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under contract no. DE-AC02-06CH11357
Note:
This is the peer-reviewed version of the article: Chung, D.Y., Lopes, P.P., Farinazzo Bergamo Dias Martins, P. et al. Dynamic stability of active sites in hydr(oxy)oxides for the oxygen evolution reaction. Nat Energy 5, 222–230 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0576-y
TY - JOUR
AU - Chung, Dong Young
AU - Lopes, Pietro
AU - Farinazzo Bergamo Dias Martins, Pedro
AU - He, Haiying
AU - Kawaguchi, Tomoya
AU - Zapol, Peter
AU - You, Hoydoo
AU - Tripković, Dušan
AU - Strmcnik, Dusan
AU - Zhu, Yisi
AU - Seifert, Soenke
AU - Lee, Sungsik
AU - Stamenković, Vojislav
AU - Marković, Nenad M.
PY - 2020
UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3700
AB - The poor activity and stability of electrode materials for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are the main bottlenecks in the water splitting reaction for H2 production. Here, by studying activity
stability trends for the OER on conductive M1OxHy, Fe-M1OxHy and Fe-M1M2OxHy
hydr(oxy)oxide clusters (M1= Ni, Co, Fe; M2= Mn, Co, Cu), we show that balancing the rates of
Fe dissolution and redeposition over a MOxHy host establishes dynamically stable Fe active sites.
Together with tuning the Fe content of the electrolyte, the strong interaction of Fe with the
MOxHy host is the key to control the average number of Fe active sites present at the solid-liquid
interface. We suggest that the Fe-M adsorption energy can therefore serve as a reaction
descriptor that unifies OER catalysis on 3d transition metal hydr(oxy)oxides in alkaline media.
Thus, introduction of dynamically stable active sites extends the design rules for making active
and stable interfaces.
PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC
T2 - Nature Energy
T1 - Dynamic stability of active sites in hydr(oxy)oxides for the oxygen evolution reaction
VL - 5
VL - 230
IS - 3
SP - 222
EP - 230
DO - 10.1038/s41560-020-0576-y
ER -
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year = "2020",
url = "https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3700",
abstract = "The poor activity and stability of electrode materials for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are the main bottlenecks in the water splitting reaction for H2 production. Here, by studying activity
stability trends for the OER on conductive M1OxHy, Fe-M1OxHy and Fe-M1M2OxHy
hydr(oxy)oxide clusters (M1= Ni, Co, Fe; M2= Mn, Co, Cu), we show that balancing the rates of
Fe dissolution and redeposition over a MOxHy host establishes dynamically stable Fe active sites.
Together with tuning the Fe content of the electrolyte, the strong interaction of Fe with the
MOxHy host is the key to control the average number of Fe active sites present at the solid-liquid
interface. We suggest that the Fe-M adsorption energy can therefore serve as a reaction
descriptor that unifies OER catalysis on 3d transition metal hydr(oxy)oxides in alkaline media.
Thus, introduction of dynamically stable active sites extends the design rules for making active
and stable interfaces.",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media LLC",
journal = "Nature Energy",
title = "Dynamic stability of active sites in hydr(oxy)oxides for the oxygen evolution reaction",
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Chung, D. Y., Lopes, P., Farinazzo Bergamo Dias Martins, P., He, H., Kawaguchi, T., Zapol, P., You, H., Tripković, D., Strmcnik, D., Zhu, Y., Seifert, S., Lee, S., Stamenković, V.,& Marković, N. M. (2020). Dynamic stability of active sites in hydr(oxy)oxides for the oxygen evolution reaction.
Nature Energy
Springer Science and Business Media LLC., 230(3), 222-230.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0576-y
Chung DY, Lopes P, Farinazzo Bergamo Dias Martins P, He H, Kawaguchi T, Zapol P, You H, Tripković D, Strmcnik D, Zhu Y, Seifert S, Lee S, Stamenković V, Marković NM. Dynamic stability of active sites in hydr(oxy)oxides for the oxygen evolution reaction. Nature Energy. 2020;230(3):222-230
Chung Dong Young, Lopes Pietro, Farinazzo Bergamo Dias Martins Pedro, He Haiying, Kawaguchi Tomoya, Zapol Peter, You Hoydoo, Tripković Dušan, Strmcnik Dusan, Zhu Yisi, Seifert Soenke, Lee Sungsik, Stamenković Vojislav, Marković Nenad M., "Dynamic stability of active sites in hydr(oxy)oxides for the oxygen evolution reaction" Nature Energy, 230, no. 3 (2020):222-230,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0576-y .
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