Dynamic chloride ion adsorption on single iridium atom boosts seawater oxidation catalysis

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Seawater electrolysis offers a renewable, scalable, and economic means for green hydrogen production. However, anode corrosion by Cl- pose great challenges for its commercialization. Herein, different from conventional catalysts designed to repel Cl- adsorption, we develop an atomic Ir catalyst on cobalt iron layered double hydroxide (Ir/CoFe-LDH) to tailor Cl- adsorption and modulate the electronic structure of the Ir active center, thereby establishing a unique Ir-OH/Cl coordination for alkaline seawater electrolysis. Operando characterizations and theoretical calculations unveil the pivotal role of this coordination state to lower OER activation energy by a factor of 1.93. The Ir/CoFe-LDH exhibits a remarkable oxygen evolution reaction activity (202 mV overpotential and TOF = 7.46 O2 s-1) in 6 M NaOH+2.8 M NaCl, superior over Cl--free 6 M NaOH electrolyte (236 mV overpotential and TOF = 1.05 O2 s-1), with 100% catalytic selectivity and stability at high current densities (400-800 mA cm-2) for more than 1,000 h.

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E-Artikel

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

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Nature communications - 15(2024), 1 vom: 04. März, Seite 1973

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Englisch

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Duan, Xinxuan [VerfasserIn]
Sha, Qihao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Pengsong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Tianshui [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Guotao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Ende [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Daojin [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Jinjie [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wenxing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yizhen [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Lirong [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Jiangwen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zeyu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yaping [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Hongbin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Guoxin [VerfasserIn]
Zhuang, Zhongbin [VerfasserIn]
Hung, Sung-Fu [VerfasserIn]
Jing, Changfei [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Juncai [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Hai [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Kuang, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xiaoming [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 07.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41467-024-46140-y

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NLM369282051