Synthesis of Ru x Ir 1-x O 2 Anode Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis

Ru and Ir based materials were prepared by the thermal decomposition of polymeric precursor's method. The anode catalysts free from carbon substrate were obtained by tailoring the reaction process to avoid occurrence of CO 2 formation during water electrolysis. Various Ir contents were added in...

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Published inECS transactions Vol. 45; no. 21; pp. 47 - 58
Main Authors Audichon, Thomas, Mamaca, Nurcan, Morais, Claudia, Servat, Karine, Napporn, Teko W., Mayousse, Eric, Guillet, Nicolas, Kokoh, K. Boniface
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.04.2013
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Summary:Ru and Ir based materials were prepared by the thermal decomposition of polymeric precursor's method. The anode catalysts free from carbon substrate were obtained by tailoring the reaction process to avoid occurrence of CO 2 formation during water electrolysis. Various Ir contents were added in the Ru catalytic compositions for improving the oxidation-resistance of RuO 2 which was the best metallic oxide in H2O splitting. Their physical characterizations revealed the presence of agglomerates due probably to the heat treatment process consisting in the removal of organic carbon at 400 ºC. The prevalent existence of RuO2 and IrO2 in the anode materials was confirmed by XPS experiments and the electrochemical measurements enabled to show that Ru x Ir 1-x O 2 materials were more active towards water oxidation than IrO 2 catalyst. The O 2 evolution process started at 1.45 V with Ru 0.9 Ir 0.1 O 2 in the anodic compartment of a 25 cm 2 Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer at 60ºC.
ISSN:1938-5862
1938-6737
DOI:10.1149/04521.0047ecst