Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis
Polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) has been regarded as a promising technology for renewable hydrogen production. However, acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts with long-term stability impose a grand challenge in its large-scale industrialization. In this review, cri...
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author | Wang, Qilun Cheng, Yaqi Tao, Hua Bing Liu, Yuhang Ma, Xuehu Li, Dong-Sheng Yang, Hong Bin Liu, Bin |
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description | Polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) has been regarded as a promising technology for renewable hydrogen production. However, acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts with long-term stability impose a grand challenge in its large-scale industrialization. In this review, critical factors that may lead to catalyst's instability in couple with potential solutions are comprehensively discussed, including mechanical peeling, substrate corrosion, active-site over-oxidation/dissolution, reconstruction, oxide crystal structure collapse through the lattice oxygen-participated reaction pathway, etc. Last but not least, personal prospects are provided in terms of rigorous stability evaluation criteria, in situ/operando characterizations, economic feasibility and practical electrolyzer consideration, highlighting the ternary relationship of structure evolution, industrial-relevant activity and stability to serve as a roadmap towards the ultimate application of PEMWE. |
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spelling | ntu-10356/1723892023-12-12T02:15:11Z Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis Wang, Qilun Cheng, Yaqi Tao, Hua Bing Liu, Yuhang Ma, Xuehu Li, Dong-Sheng Yang, Hong Bin Liu, Bin School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Engineering::Chemical engineering Operando Characterization Oxygen Evolution Reaction Polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) has been regarded as a promising technology for renewable hydrogen production. However, acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts with long-term stability impose a grand challenge in its large-scale industrialization. In this review, critical factors that may lead to catalyst's instability in couple with potential solutions are comprehensively discussed, including mechanical peeling, substrate corrosion, active-site over-oxidation/dissolution, reconstruction, oxide crystal structure collapse through the lattice oxygen-participated reaction pathway, etc. Last but not least, personal prospects are provided in terms of rigorous stability evaluation criteria, in situ/operando characterizations, economic feasibility and practical electrolyzer consideration, highlighting the ternary relationship of structure evolution, industrial-relevant activity and stability to serve as a roadmap towards the ultimate application of PEMWE. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) This work was supported by the funds from the Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (AcRF)(Tier 1: RG4/20, Tier 1: RG2/21 and Tier 2: MOE-T2EP10120-0002) and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (AMEIRG A20E5c0080). H.B.Y. acknowledges support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant number 22075195. 2023-12-12T02:14:05Z 2023-12-12T02:14:05Z 2023 Journal Article Wang, Q., Cheng, Y., Tao, H. B., Liu, Y., Ma, X., Li, D., Yang, H. B. & Liu, B. (2023). Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(11), e202216645-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202216645 1433-7851 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172389 10.1002/anie.202216645 36546885 2-s2.0-85146077283 11 62 e202216645 en RG4/20 RG2/21 MOE-T2EP10120-0002 AME IRG A20E5c0080 Angewandte Chemie International Edition © 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH. All rights reserved. |
spellingShingle | Engineering::Chemical engineering Operando Characterization Oxygen Evolution Reaction Wang, Qilun Cheng, Yaqi Tao, Hua Bing Liu, Yuhang Ma, Xuehu Li, Dong-Sheng Yang, Hong Bin Liu, Bin Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis |
title | Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis |
title_full | Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis |
title_fullStr | Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis |
title_short | Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis |
title_sort | long term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis |
topic | Engineering::Chemical engineering Operando Characterization Oxygen Evolution Reaction |
url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172389 |
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