Tuning proton-coupled electron transfer by crystal orientation for efficient water oxidization on double perovskite oxides

Yunmin Zhu; Zuyun He; YongMan Choi; Huijun Chen; Xiaobao Li; Bote Zhao; Yi Yu; Hui Zhang; Kelsey A. Stoerzinger; Zhenxing Feng; Yan Chen; Meilin Liu

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17657-9

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Tuning proton-coupled electron transfer by crystal orientation for efficient water oxidization on double perovskite oxides

Yunmin Zhu,
Zuyun He,
YongMan Choi,
Huijun Chen,
Xiaobao Li,
Bote Zhao,
Yi Yu,
Hui Zhang,
Kelsey A. Stoerzinger,
Zhenxing Feng,
Yan Chen,
Meilin Liu

Affiliations

Yunmin Zhu: State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology
Zuyun He: State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology
YongMan Choi: College of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University
Huijun Chen: State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology
Xiaobao Li: State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bote Zhao: Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Yi Yu: School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University
Hui Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kelsey A. Stoerzinger: School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University
Zhenxing Feng: School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University
Yan Chen: State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology
Meilin Liu: Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17657-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) has been observed in chemical, energy, and biological transformation processes. Here we demonstrate that the rate of PCET and oxygen evolution reaction can be dramatically enhanced by tuning crystal orientation and the correlated proton diffusion.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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