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Qian ZX, Peng CK, Yue MF, Hsu LC, Zeng JS, Wei DY, Du ZY, Xu GY, Zhang H, Tian JH, Chen SY, Lin YG, Li JF. Direct Capturing and Regulating Key Intermediates for High-Efficiency Oxygen Evolution Reactions. SMALL METHODS 2023:e2301504. [PMID: 38148311 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
Abstract
Developing efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts can greatly advance the commercialization of proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis. However, the unclear and disputed reaction mechanism and structure-activity relationship of OER pose significant obstacles. Herein, the active site and intermediate for OER on AuIr nanoalloys are simultaneously identified and correlated with the activity, through the integration of in situ shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The AuIr nanoalloys display excellent OER performance with an overpotential of only 246 mV to achieve 10 mA cm-2 and long-term stability under strong acidic conditions. Direct spectroscopic evidence demonstrates that * OO adsorbed on IrOx sites is the key intermediate for OER, and it is generated through the O-O coupling of adsorbed oxygen species directly from water, providing clear support for the adsorbate evolution mechanism. Moreover, the Raman information of the * OO intermediate can serve as a universal "in situ descriptor" that can be obtained both experimentally and theoretically to accelerate the catalyst design. It unveils that weakening the interactions of * OO on the catalysts and facilitating its desorption would boost the OER performance. This work deepens the mechanistic understandings on OER and provides insightful guidance for the design of more efficient OER catalysts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zheng-Xin Qian
- College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
| | - Ji-Shuang Zeng
- College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
| | - Jian-Feng Li
- College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, 361005, China
- Department of Chemistry and Environment Science, Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Analytical Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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