ACS Materials Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(11), P. 5103 - 5111
Published: Oct. 15, 2024
With
the
growing
interest
of
electrochemical
community
in
high-throughput
(HT)
experimentation
as
a
powerful
tool
accelerating
materials
discovery,
implementation
HT
methodologies
and
design
workflows
has
gained
traction.
We
identify
6
aspects
essential
to
workflow
electrochemistry
beyond
ease
incorporation
methods
community's
research
assist
their
improvement.
study
IrCo
mixed-metal
oxides
(MMOs)
for
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
acidic
media
using
mentioned
provide
practical
example
possible
pitfalls
strategies
counteract
them.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(34)
Published: March 20, 2024
Abstract
Sustaining
the
steady
state
for
highly
active
non‐stoichiometric
iridium
(Ir)‐based
oxide
(IrO
x
)
at
low
Ir
loading
remains
challenging
primarily
due
to
continuous
oxidation
and
sequent
dissolution
of
sites
during
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER).
In
this
context,
a
new
iridium–cerium
(Ce)
substitution
solid
solution
(SSO)
has
been
developed,
featuring
uniformly
dispersed
atoms
within
Ce
dioxide
(CeO
2
matrix
as
electron
buffer,
which
delivers
remarkable
acidic
OER
catalytic
activity
enhanced
stability.
The
electron‐buffering
capacity
CeO
facilitates
charge
transfer
toward
atoms,
leading
abundant
low‐valence
effectively
prevent
their
dissolution.
As
result,
Ir─Ce
SSO
demonstrates
an
overpotential
merely
238
mV@10
mA
cm
−2
.
Proton
exchange
membrane
water
electrolyzer
employing
396
µg
operates
consistently
over
100
h@500
Density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
corroborate
that
effect
enriches
density
III
substantially
increases
energy
barrier
atoms.
This
study
presents
viable
approach
addressing
issues
instability
efficiency
in
Ir‐based
electrocatalysts
electrolysis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(24), P. 16499 - 16510
Published: June 11, 2024
Reducing
iridium
(Ir)
catalyst
loading
for
acidic
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
is
a
critical
strategy
large-scale
hydrogen
production
via
proton
exchange
membrane
(PEM)
water
electrolysis.
However,
simultaneously
achieving
high
activity,
long-term
stability,
and
reduced
material
cost
remains
challenging.
To
address
this
challenge,
we
develop
framework
by
combining
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
prediction
using
model
surfaces
proof-of-concept
experimental
verification
thin
films
nanoparticles.
DFT
results
predict
that
oxidized
Ir
monolayers
over
titanium
nitride
(IrOx/TiN)
should
display
higher
OER
activity
than
IrOx
while
reducing
loading.
This
verified
depositing
TiN
physical
vapor
deposition.
The
promising
film
are
then
extended
to
commercially
viable
powder
IrOx/TiN
catalysts,
which
demonstrate
lower
overpotential
mass
commercial
IrO2
stability
of
250
h
maintain
current
10
mA
cm–2.
superior
performance
further
confirmed
electrolyzer
(PEMWE),
shows
cell
voltage
achieve
1
A
Both
in
situ
X-ray
absorption
spectroscopy
reveal
the
strongly
depends
on
IrOx-TiN
interaction
direct
Ir–Ti
bonding.
study
highlights
importance
close
between
theoretical
based
mechanistic
understanding
catalysts
facilitate
development
more
practical
with
OER.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
The
sluggish
anodic
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
in
proton
exchange
membrane
(PEM)
electrolysis
necessitates
applied
bias
to
facilitate
electron
transfer
as
well
bond
cleavage
and
formation.
Traditional
electrocatalysis
focuses
on
analyzing
the
effects
of
transfer,
while
role
charge
accumulation
induced
by
overpotential
has
not
been
thoroughly
investigated.
To
explore
influence
mechanism
bias-driven
accumulation,
capacitive
Mn
is
incorporated
into
IrO
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 4, 2025
Abstract
Proton
exchange
membrane
water
electrolysis
(PEMWE)
represents
a
promising
technology
for
renewable
hydrogen
production.
However,
the
large‐scale
commercialization
of
PEMWE
faces
challenges
due
to
need
acid
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
catalysts
with
long‐term
stability
and
corrosion‐resistant
electrode
assemblies
(MEA).
This
review
thoroughly
examines
deactivation
mechanisms
acidic
OER
crucial
factors
affecting
assembly
instability
in
complex
environments,
including
catalyst
degradation,
dynamic
behavior
at
MEA
triple‐phase
boundary,
equipment
failures.
Targeted
solutions
are
proposed,
improvements,
optimized
designs,
operational
strategies.
Finally,
highlights
perspectives
on
strict
activity/stability
evaluation
standards,
situ/operando
characteristics,
practical
electrolyzer
optimization.
These
insights
emphasize
interrelationship
between
catalysts,
MEAs,
activity,
stability,
offering
new
guidance
accelerating
systems.
Journal of Power Sources,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
604, P. 234416 - 234416
Published: April 6, 2024
A
mixed
oxide
with
the
crystal
structure
of
DyMn2O5
family,
namely
NdMn1.5Ru0.5O5,
is
reported
active
for
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
in
acidic
media.
NdMn1.5Ru0.5O5
displays
high
OER
activity
500
gRu−1
at
1.5
V.
Moreover,
more
stable
than
most
Ru
oxides
to
date,
remaining
cycles
between
1.1.
and
1.7
V
low
scan
rate
10
mV
s−1.
The
stability
are
attributed
cations,
as
NdMn2O5
exhibits
very
activity.
has
particularly
short
Ru–Ru
distances
2.60
Å,
a
value
close
metallic
around
2.642
Å.
durability
also
demonstrated
proton
exchange
membrane
water
electrolysis
cell
by
producing
low-loaded
anode
electrode
0.5
mgRucm−2.
achieves
1.97
cm−2,
consistent
performances
Ru-based
catalysts
but
lower
loading.
This
performance
maintained
during
100
h
operation.
Additionally,
visible
ORR
media,
recording
an
onset
potential
0.85
0.1
mA
cm−2.
It
noteworthy
highlight
extreme
rarity
bifunctional
ORR/OER
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(47)
Published: Aug. 29, 2024
Abstract
An
improved
understanding
of
catalyst
dynamics
for
the
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
in
acid
is
critical
informing
development
highly
efficient,
stable,
and
cost‐effective
OER
catalysts
proton
exchange
membrane
water
electrolysis
applications.
Herein
tunable,
active,
dynamic
Ir
5+
materials
are
studied,
Ln
3
IrO
7
(Ln
=
Pr,
Nd,
Sm,
Eu).
Leveraging
a
combination
situ
ex
characterization,
as
well
an
advanced
mercury
underpotential
deposition
technique
surface
site
quantification,
nature
throughout
electrochemical
activation
under
conditions
characterized.
The
trends
elucidated
between
intrinsic
activity,
quantity,
metal
dissolution
behavior
tuned
by
site's
atomic
number.
A
relationship
uncovered
to
show
that
maintenance
excellent
activity
performance
testing
correlated
with
catalysts’
ability
preserve
high
degree
enrichment,
where
heightened
stability
sites
interestingly
parallels
reduced
testing.
It
found
number
decreased,
materials’
improves,
due
increased
thermodynamic
driving
force
dissolution,
which
hypothesized
enable
active
Ir‐based
motifs.