articleJournal of the American Chemical SocietySep 14, 2010Closed access

Structure and Valency of a Cobalt−Phosphate Water Oxidation Catalyst Determined by in Situ X-ray Spectroscopy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Abstract

A water oxidation catalyst generated via electrodeposition from aqueous solutions containing phosphate and Co(2+) (Co-Pi) has been studied by in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Spectra were obtained for Co-Pi films of two different thicknesses at an applied potential supporting water oxidation catalysis and at open circuit. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectra indicate the presence of bis-oxo/hydroxo-bridged Co subunits incorporated into higher nuclearity clusters in Co-Pi. The average cluster nuclearity is greater in a relatively thick film (∼40-50 nmol Co ions/cm(2)) deposited at 1.25 V vs NHE than in an extremely thin film (∼3 nmol Co ions/cm(2)) deposited at 1.1 V. X-ray absorption…

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