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Browne MP, Domínguez C, Kaplan C, Lyons MEG, Fonda E, Colavita PE. Probing Changes in the Local Structure of Active Bimetallic Mn/Ru Oxides during Oxygen Evolution. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2023; 6:8607-8615. [PMID: 37654435 PMCID: PMC10466265 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.3c01585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
Abstract
Identifying the active site of catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical for the design of electrode materials that will outperform the current, expensive state-of-the-art catalyst, RuO2. Previous work shows that mixed Mn/Ru oxides show comparable performances in the OER, while reducing reliance on this expensive and scarce Pt-group metal. Herein, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) are performed on mixed Mn/Ru oxide materials for the OER to understand structural and chemical changes at both metal sites during oxygen evolution. The results show that the Mn-content affects both the oxidation state and local coordination environment of Ru sites. Operando XAS experiments suggest that the presence of MnOx might be essential to achieve high activity likely by facilitating changes in the O-coordination sphere of Ru centers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michelle P. Browne
- School
of Chemistry, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres,
Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin D02 PN40, Ireland
- Helmholtz
Young Investigator Group Electrocatalysis: Synthesis to Devices, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres,
Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin D02 PN40, Ireland
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- Helmholtz
Young Investigator Group Electrocatalysis: Synthesis to Devices, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres,
Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin D02 PN40, Ireland
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- SAMBA
Beamline, SOLEIL Synchrotron, L′Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP48, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- School
of Chemistry, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres,
Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin D02 PN40, Ireland
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Shi Z, Li J, Wang Y, Liu S, Zhu J, Yang J, Wang X, Ni J, Jiang Z, Zhang L, Wang Y, Liu C, Xing W, Ge J. Customized reaction route for ruthenium oxide towards stabilized water oxidation in high-performance PEM electrolyzers. Nat Commun 2023; 14:843. [PMID: 36792586 PMCID: PMC9932065 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36380-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
Abstract
The poor stability of Ru-based acidic oxygen evolution (OER) electrocatalysts has greatly hampered their application in polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers (PEMWEs). Traditional understanding of performance degradation centered on influence of bias fails in describing the stability trend, calling for deep dive into the essential origin of inactivation. Here we uncover the decisive role of reaction route (including catalytic mechanism and intermediates binding strength) on operational stability of Ru-based catalysts. Using MRuOx (M = Ce4+, Sn4+, Ru4+, Cr4+) solid solution as structure model, we find the reaction route, thereby stability, can be customized by controlling the Ru charge. The screened SnRuOx thus exhibits orders of magnitude lifespan extension. A scalable PEMWE single cell using SnRuOx anode conveys an ever-smallest degradation rate of 53 μV h-1 during a 1300 h operation at 1 A cm-2.
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- Zhaoping Shi
- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022 China ,grid.59053.3a0000000121679639School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204 China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022 China ,grid.59053.3a0000000121679639School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022 China ,grid.59053.3a0000000121679639School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022 China ,grid.59053.3a0000000121679639School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022 China ,grid.59053.3a0000000121679639School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022 China ,grid.59053.3a0000000121679639School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204 China ,grid.9227.e0000000119573309Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang National Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 201204 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204 China ,grid.9227.e0000000119573309Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang National Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 201204 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022 China ,grid.59053.3a0000000121679639School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China. .,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China. .,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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Creus J, De Tovar J, Romero N, García-Antón J, Philippot K, Bofill R, Sala X. Ruthenium Nanoparticles for Catalytic Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:2493-2514. [PMID: 30957439 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201900393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Both global warming and limited fossil resources make the transition from fossil to solar fuels an urgent matter. In this regard, the splitting of water activated by sunlight is a sustainable and carbon-free new energy conversion scheme able to produce efficient technological devices. The availability of appropriate catalysts is essential for the proper kinetics of the two key processes involved, namely, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). During the last decade, ruthenium nanoparticle derivatives have emerged as true potential substitutes for the state-of-the-art platinum and iridium oxide species for the HER and OER, respectively. Thus, after a summary of the most common methods for catalyst benchmarking, this review covers the most significant developments of ruthenium-based nanoparticles used as catalysts for the water-splitting process. Furthermore, the key factors that govern the catalytic performance of these nanocatalysts are discussed in view of future research directions.
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- Jordi Creus
- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077, Toulouse Cédex 04, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, 31077, Toulouse Cédex 04, France
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077, Toulouse Cédex 04, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, 31077, Toulouse Cédex 04, France
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Müller R, Kuznetsov I, Arbelo Y, Trottmann M, Menoni CS, Rocca JJ, Patzke GR, Bleiner D. Depth-Profiling Microanalysis of CoNCN Water-Oxidation Catalyst Using a λ = 46.9 nm Plasma Laser for Nano-Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:9234-9240. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Rafael Müller
- University of Zurich, Department of Chemistry, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- NSF Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- NSF Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- University of Zurich, Department of Chemistry, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Zurich, Department of Chemistry, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Browne MP, O'Rourke C, Wells N, Mills A. Adams Method Prepared Metal Oxide Catalysts for Solar-Driven Water Splitting. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201700210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Michelle P. Browne
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Queens University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, BT9 5AG; UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Queens University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, BT9 5AG; UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Queens University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, BT9 5AG; UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Queens University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, BT9 5AG; UK
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