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IrO_x水分解カタリスタの主要な構造的特徴を特定する

Elena Willinger^1,2, Cyriac Massué^1,2, Robert Schlögl^1,2

¹Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion , Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany.

Journal of the American Chemical Society

|August 11, 2017

まとめ

研究者らは,効率的な電気触媒による水分裂に不可欠なイリジウム (水) オキシドの重要な構造特性を特定しました. アモルフなイリジウム酸化水酸化物におけるコーナーとエッジを共有するIrO6オクターヘッドの比率を最適化すると,水素生成が増加する.

科学分野:

材料科学
電気化学
キャタリシス

背景:

電気触媒による水分解は持続可能な水素生産に不可欠です
イリジウム (水酸化物) は,その安定性と活性により,水酸化のための有望な触媒である.
アモルフなイリジウム酸化物相の構造-活性関係を理解することは極めて重要ですが,困難です.

研究の目的:

アモルフなイリジウム酸化水酸化物の主要な構造モチーフを特定し,高い電気触媒的な水分裂活動に関連付けます.
X線無形イリジウム酸化水酸化物触媒における構造-活性関係を解明する.
高活性で安定した無形なイリジウム酸化水酸化物の合理的な合成を導く.

主な方法:

原子対分布関数解析
原子スケールのリアル空間イメージング
局所電子構造測定

主要な成果:

高い電気触媒活動は,コーナーとエッジ共有のIrO6オクターヘッドの特定の比率と相関しています.
アクティブフェーズは,低調整原子によって交互にリンクされたホランドライトのようなドメインを特徴としています.
活性度の低いフェーズはルチルモチーフを含み,より早く無効化します.

結論:

IrO6オクターヘッドの局所的な配置は,水分裂性能に大きな影響を与えます.
ホランドライトのようなドメインを持つ無形なイリジウム酸化水酸化物は,優れた活性と安定性を表しています.
無形イリジウム酸化水酸化物触媒の合理的な設計は,構造的モチーフを制御することによって達成できます.

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