Cation insertion to break the activity/stability relationship for highly active oxygen evolution reaction catalyst

Chunzhen Yang; Gwenaëlle Rousse; Katrine Louise Svane; Paul E. Pearce; Artem M. Abakumov; Michael Deschamps; Giannantonio Cibin; Alan V. Chadwick; Daniel Alves Dalla Corte; Heine Anton Hansen; Tejs Vegge; Jean-Marie Tarascon; Alexis Grimaud

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15231-x

Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Cation insertion to break the activity/stability relationship for highly active oxygen evolution reaction catalyst

Chunzhen Yang,
Gwenaëlle Rousse,
Katrine Louise Svane,
Paul E. Pearce,
Artem M. Abakumov,
Michael Deschamps,
Giannantonio Cibin,
Alan V. Chadwick,
Daniel Alves Dalla Corte,
Heine Anton Hansen,
Tejs Vegge,
Jean-Marie Tarascon,
Alexis Grimaud

Affiliations

Chunzhen Yang: Chimie du Solide et de l’Energie, UMR 8260, Collège de France
Gwenaëlle Rousse: Chimie du Solide et de l’Energie, UMR 8260, Collège de France
Katrine Louise Svane: Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
Paul E. Pearce: Chimie du Solide et de l’Energie, UMR 8260, Collège de France
Artem M. Abakumov: Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Michael Deschamps: Réseau sur le Stockage Electrochimique de l’Energie (RS2E), CNRS FR 3459,33 rue Saint Leu
Giannantonio Cibin: Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Alan V. Chadwick: School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent
Daniel Alves Dalla Corte: Chimie du Solide et de l’Energie, UMR 8260, Collège de France
Heine Anton Hansen: Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
Tejs Vegge: Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
Jean-Marie Tarascon: Chimie du Solide et de l’Energie, UMR 8260, Collège de France
Alexis Grimaud: Chimie du Solide et de l’Energie, UMR 8260, Collège de France

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15231-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Renewable hydrogen production from water will require understanding and improving the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on catalyst surfaces. Here, authors report α-Li2IrO3 to transform into a hydrated birnessite phase under OER conditions that exhibits enhanced OER performances and durabilities.

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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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