Issue 35, 2021

Lifting the discrepancy between experimental results and the theoretical predictions for the catalytic activity of RuO2(110) towards oxygen evolution reaction

Abstract

Developing new efficient catalyst materials for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is essential for widespread proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer use. Both RuO2(110) and IrO2(110) have been shown to be highly active OER catalysts, however DFT predictions have been unable to explain the high activity of RuO2. We propose that this discrepancy is due to RuO2 utilizing a different reaction pathway, as compared to the conventional IrO2 pathway. This hypothesis is supported by comparisons between experimental data, DFT data and the proposed reaction model.

Graphical abstract: Lifting the discrepancy between experimental results and the theoretical predictions for the catalytic activity of RuO2(110) towards oxygen evolution reaction

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Jul 2021
Accepted
19 Aug 2021
First published
23 Aug 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021,23, 19141-19145

Lifting the discrepancy between experimental results and the theoretical predictions for the catalytic activity of RuO2(110) towards oxygen evolution reaction

S. Divanis, A. M. Frandsen, T. Kutlusoy and J. Rossmeisl, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 19141 DOI: 10.1039/D1CP02999A

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