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Title:Effect of the Morphology of the High-Surface-Area Support on the Performance of the Oxygen-Evolution Reaction for Iridium Nanoparticles
Authors:ID Moriau, Leonard, KI (Author)
ID Bele, Marjan, KI (Author)
ID Marinko, Živa, IJS (Author)
ID Ruiz-Zepeda, Francisco, KI (Author)
ID Koderman, Gorazd, KI (Author)
ID Šala, Martin, KI (Author)
ID Kjara Šurca, Angelija, KI (Author)
ID Kovač, Janez, IJS (Author)
ID Arčon, Iztok, UNG (Author)
ID Jovanovič, Primož, KI (Author)
ID Hodnik, Nejc, KI (Author)
ID Suhadolnik, Luka, KI (Author)
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Language:English
Work type:Not categorized
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:UNG - University of Nova Gorica
Abstract:The development of affordable, low-iridium-loading, scalable, active, and stable catalysts for the oxygen-evolution reaction (OER) is a requirement for the commercialization of proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs). However, the synthesis of high-performance OER catalysts with minimal use of the rare and expensive element Ir is very challenging and requires the identification of electrically conductive and stable high-surface-area support materials. We developed a synthesis procedure for the production of large quantities of a nanocomposite powder containing titanium oxynitride (TiONx) and Ir. The catalysts were synthesized with an anodic oxidation process followed by detachment, milling, thermal treatment, and the deposition of Ir nanoparticles. The anodization time was varied to grow three different types of nanotubular structures exhibiting different lengths and wall thicknesses and thus a variety of properties. A comparison of milled samples with different degrees of nanotubular clustering and morphology retention, but with identical chemical compositions and Ir nanoparticle size distributions and dispersions, revealed that the nanotubular support morphology is the determining factor governing the catalyst’s OER activity and stability. Our study is supported by various state-of-the-art materials’ characterization techniques, like X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopies, Xray powder diffraction and absorption spectroscopy, and electrochemical cyclic voltammetry. Anodic oxidation proved to be a very suitable way to produce high-surface-area powder-type catalysts as the produced material greatly outperformed the IrO2 benchmarks as well as the Ir-supported samples on morphologically different TiONx from previous studies. The highest activity was achieved for the sample prepared with 3 h of anodization, which had the most appropriate morphology for the effective removal of oxygen bubbles.
Keywords:electrocatalysis, oxygen-evolution reaction, TiONx-Ir powder catalyst, iridium nanoparticles, anodic oxidation, morphology−activity correlation
Year of publishing:2021
Number of pages:670-681
Numbering:11
PID:20.500.12556/RUNG-6098 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:45043203 New window
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c04741 New window
NUK URN:URN:SI:UNG:REP:SZPKOMZ1
Publication date in RUNG:04.01.2021
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Title:ACS Catalysis
Shortened title:ACS Catal
Year of publishing:2021

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