Effect of Cation and Anion Vacancies in Ruthenium Oxide on the Activity and Stability of Acidic Oxygen Evolution

IF 11.3 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2024-11-15 DOI:10.1021/acscatal.4c02779

Jiao Yang, Keyu An, Zhichao Yu, Lulu Qiao, Youpeng Cao, Yujuan Zhuang, Chunfa Liu, Lun Li, Lishan Peng, Hui Pan

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Abstract

Electrocatalysts capable of working efficiently in acidic media for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are highly demanded for the large-scale utilization of proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis. This study focuses on the design and fabrication of cation/oxygen vacancy-enriched RuO₂ catalysts to investigate the impact of defect types on the OER activity and stability of RuO₂. The comprehensive blend of experimental and theoretical approaches elucidates that the presence of Ru vacancies in Ru_1–xO₂ modulates the d-band center and optimizes the adsorption energy of the OER intermediates, thereby augmenting the intrinsic OER activity. Conversely, the presence of oxygen vacancies in RuO_2-x diminishes the strength of Ru–O bonds, suppressing the involvement of the lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism (LOM) and Ru dissolution, consequently enhancing long-term stability. Notably, Ru_1–xO₂ exhibits the lowest overpotential of 212 mV at 10 mA cm_geo^–2, while RuO_2–x demonstrates superior stability, enduring 400 h under 10 mA cm_geo^–2, surpassing many catalysts for acidic OER in the literature. Our findings demonstrate that defect engineering is a promising strategy to achieve electrocatalysts with super catalytic performance in acid media for water electrolysis.

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氧化钌中的阳离子和阴离子空位对酸性氧发生活性和稳定性的影响

大规模利用质子交换膜（PEM）电解水对能够在酸性介质中高效进行氧进化反应（OER）的电催化剂有很高的要求。本研究侧重于阳离子/氧空位富集的 RuO2 催化剂的设计和制备，以探究缺陷类型对 RuO2 的 OER 活性和稳定性的影响。实验和理论方法的综合运用阐明了 Ru1-xO2 中 Ru 空位的存在可调节 d 带中心并优化 OER 中间产物的吸附能，从而增强其内在的 OER 活性。相反，RuO2-x 中氧空位的存在降低了 Ru-O 键的强度，抑制了晶格氧氧化机制（LOM）的参与和 Ru 的溶解，从而提高了长期稳定性。值得注意的是，在 10 mA cmgeo-2 条件下，Ru1-xO2 的过电位最低，仅为 212 mV，而 RuO2-x 则表现出卓越的稳定性，在 10 mA cmgeo-2 条件下可维持 400 小时，超过了文献中许多酸性 OER 催化剂。我们的研究结果表明，缺陷工程是实现电催化剂在酸性介质中电解水的超强催化性能的一种有前途的策略。

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ACS Catalysis CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL-

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20.80

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6.20%

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1253

审稿时长

1.5 months

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