Debora Belami, Matthew Lindley, Umesh S. Jonnalagadda, Annie Mae Goncalves Bullock, Qianwenhao Fan, Wen Liu, Sarah J. Haigh, James Kwan, Yagya N. Regmi and Laurie A. King
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Abstract
The design and development of supported catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a promising pathway to reducing iridium loading in proton exchange membrane water electrolysers. However, supported catalysts often suffer from poor activity and durability, particularly when deployed in membrane electrode assemblies. In this work, we deploy iridium coated hollow titanium dioxide particles as OER catalysts to achieve higher Ir mass activities than the leading commercial catalysts. Critically, we demonstrate state-of-the-art durabilities for supported iridium catalysts when compared against the previously reported values for analogous device architectures, operating conditions and accelerated stress test profiles. Through extensive materials characterisations alongside rotating disk electrode measurements, we investigate the role of conductivity, morphology, oxidation state and crystallinity on the OER electrochemical performance. Our work highlights a new supported catalyst design that unlocks high-performance OER activity and durability in commercially relevant testing configurations.
设计和开发用于氧进化反应(OER)的支撑催化剂,是减少质子交换膜水电解槽中铱负载的一条可行途径。然而,支撑型催化剂往往存在活性和耐久性差的问题,尤其是在膜电极组件中使用时。在这项工作中,我们将涂有铱的中空二氧化钛颗粒用作 OER 催化剂,以获得比主要商用催化剂更高的 Ir 质量活性。重要的是,与之前报道的类似设备结构、操作条件和加速应力测试剖面的值相比,我们证明了支撑铱催化剂最先进的耐用性。通过广泛的材料特性分析和旋转盘电极测量,我们研究了电导率、形态、氧化态和结晶度对 OER 电化学性能的影响。我们的工作突出了一种新的支撑催化剂设计,它能在商业相关的测试配置中释放出高性能的 OER 活性和耐久性。