Discovery of LaAlO3 as an efficient catalyst for two-electron water electrolysis towards hydrogen peroxide

Jihyun Baek; Qiu Jin; Nathan Scott Johnson; Yue Jiang; Rui Ning; Apurva Mehta; Samira Siahrostami; Xiaolin Zheng

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34884-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Discovery of LaAlO3 as an efficient catalyst for two-electron water electrolysis towards hydrogen peroxide

Jihyun Baek,
Qiu Jin,
Nathan Scott Johnson,
Yue Jiang,
Rui Ning,
Apurva Mehta,
Samira Siahrostami,
Xiaolin Zheng

Affiliations

Jihyun Baek: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Qiu Jin: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary
Nathan Scott Johnson: Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Yue Jiang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Rui Ning: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Apurva Mehta: Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Samira Siahrostami: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary
Xiaolin Zheng: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34884-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Hydrogen peroxide production from water electrochemical oxidation is a challenging process. Here the authors report discovery of LaAlO3 after screening a series of perovskites as active, stable, and selective catalyst for electrochemical H2O2 production from water oxidation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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