复杂的降解机制可用于模拟催化剂上的离子交换膜离子体,NiO和IrO2
Mai-Anh Ha1, Emily K Volk2,3, Oliver Leitner1
1Computational Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.
概括
离子交换膜 (AEM) 电解需要稳定的离子体来实现成本竞争力. 某些离子体-催化剂组合,如NiO上的Sustainion和Versogen,显示出氧化演化反应 (OER) 的卓越稳定性和活性.
科学领域:
- 电化学 电化学 电化学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 计算化学计算化学
背景情况:
- 阳离子交换膜 (AEM) 电解正在成为对质子交换膜 (PEM) 电解的经济有效替代方案.
- 在离子体-催化剂接口上的离子体稳定性对于AEM电解性能和寿命至关重要.
- 了解离子体降解机制是改善AEM电解技术的关键.
研究的目的:
- 调查各种离子体在不同催化剂上的降解机制,这与AEM电解有关.
- 为了确定稳定和活跃的离子体-催化剂组合,以实现高效的氧化演化反应 (OER).
- 在模拟的AEM电解条件下比较不同类型的离子体稳定性.
主要方法:
- 在模型催化剂 (IrO2和NiO) 上使用离子体分子碎片进行理论计算.
- 降解途径的分析,包括SO4的产生,水的形成,氧化和脱质.
- 使用半细胞旋转盘电极 (RDE) 试验进行实验验证.
主要成果:
- 在IrO2和NiO催化剂上确定了四种离子体类 (Nafion,Sustainion,Versogen,四级类型) 的多种降解机制.
- 预测并验证了Sustainion和Versogen与NiO具有很高的稳定性和OER活性.
- 在初始突破后,这些组合观察到显著的性能增加 (7-8倍).
- 突出了Nafion和Sustainion在高电化学潜力下对IrO2的潜在降解问题.
结论:
- 苏斯坦尼和维索根离子体显示出OER在NiO催化剂上的稳定性和活性,这对于AEM电解至关重要.
- 离子体-催化剂接口的稳定性是推进AEM电解技术的关键因素.
- 通过实验RDE测试成功验证了理论预测,证实了特定的离子体-催化剂配对的潜力.
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