articleNature CommunicationsFeb 15, 2023GOLD OA

Customized reaction route for ruthenium oxide towards stabilized water oxidation in high-performance PEM electrolyzers

University of Science and Technology of China · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +5 more institutions

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Abstract The poor stability of Ru-based acidic oxygen evolution (OER) electrocatalysts has greatly hampered their application in polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers (PEMWEs). Traditional understanding of performance degradation centered on influence of bias fails in describing the stability trend, calling for deep dive into the essential origin of inactivation. Here we uncover the decisive role of reaction route (including catalytic mechanism and intermediates binding strength) on operational stability of Ru-based catalysts. Using MRuO x (M = Ce 4+ , Sn 4+ , Ru 4+ , Cr 4+ ) solid solution as structure model, we find the reaction route, thereby stability, can be customized by controlling the Ru charge.…

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