Issue 3, 2020

Self-supported nanostructured iridium-based networks as highly active electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution in acidic media

Abstract

Due to the slow kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), high precious metal loadings are currently required at the anode of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. In this work, we present a novel, scalable and efficient method for the fabrication of high surface area iridium-based electrocatalysts. Using alternating sputtering of iridium and cobalt, followed by selective leaching, we produce a self-supported and highly active OER electrocatalysts for acidic environments. Nanostructured IrOx-networks present a bulk-like behaviour, with a site-specific activity similar to that of extended polycrystalline IrOx surfaces. Moreover, in terms of mass activity, the IrOx-networks are among the most active Ir-based catalysts reported, presenting a mass activity enhancement by a factor of eight over commercial Ir-black nanoparticles. These novel self-supported Ir-based networks are very stable, which, combined with their enhanced mass activity, makes them promising anode catalysts for PEM electrolyzers.

Graphical abstract: Self-supported nanostructured iridium-based networks as highly active electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution in acidic media

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Nov. 2019
Accepted
03 Dec. 2019
First published
04 Dec. 2019

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020,8, 1066-1071

Self-supported nanostructured iridium-based networks as highly active electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution in acidic media

A. W. Jensen, G. W. Sievers, K. D. Jensen, J. Quinson, J. A. Arminio-Ravelo, V. Brüser, M. Arenz and M. Escudero-Escribano, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 1066 DOI: 10.1039/C9TA12796H

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