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Highly Active and Stable Immobilized Iridium Complexes via Thermochemically Assisted Dangling Oxygen Participation
Sang Youn Chae1,2, Myeong Jin Choi3, Si Young Lee4
1Department of Energy Systems Research Ajou University Suwon 16499 Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
This study investigates the immobilization of dinuclear iridium-imidazole complexes onto indium tin oxides for the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acidic media. The immobilized iridium complexes show exceptional catalytic activity and stability, which are attributed to the facile cleavage of the elongated μ-O bonds between the two iridium metal centers. This cleavage leads to the formation of dangling oxygen, which plays a crucial role in facilitating thermochemical water dissociation. O2 is released through a dangling oxygen-participated mechanism, accompanied by the regeneration of the μ-O bonds. This unique OER mechanism, possibly specific to immobilized (strained) molecular catalysts, resembles the lattice oxygen participation mechanism reported for unstable oxides, but with the advantage of high stability in acidic media. This study not only identifies a new mechanism but can also inform the design of immobilized molecular catalysts with enhanced performance.
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