MANGANESE OXIDE OVER NICKEL FOAM AS AN ELECTROCATALYST FOR WATER OXIDATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240425991A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18340094

    申请日:2023-06-23

    Abstract: A method of generating oxygen including applying a potential of greater than 0 to 2.0 V to an electrochemical cell that is at least partially submerged in an aqueous solution such that on applying the potential the aqueous solution is oxidized thereby forming oxygen. The electrochemical cell includes an electrocatalyst and a counter electrode. The electrocatalyst includes a nickel foam substrate and a layer of particles of manganese oxide having a formula of MnxOy on a surface of the nickel foam substrate, where x is an integer from 1 to 7, and where y is an integer from 1 to 13. The particles of MnO have a spherical shape with an average diameter of 5-15 nanometers (nm) and are aggregated with an average aggregate size of 500-1,000 nm in the shape of a cauliflower.

    METHOD FOR MAKING A PV-COATED ELECTRODE

    公开(公告)号:US20230099981A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US18060312

    申请日:2022-11-30

    Abstract: Catalytic materials useful, e.g., in water oxidation performing at low overpotential and/or stable for applications such as solar-to-fuel conversion systems may include nanoscale, nanoporous Pd-containing materials. Thin-film Pd electrocatalysts may be obtained via Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (AACVD) on conducting surfaces. XRD and XPS analyses show a phase pure crystalline metallic Pd deposit. Surface morphology study reveals a nanoparticulate highly porous nanostructure. Under electrochemical conditions, such Pd electrocatalysts may conduct water oxidation at onset potentials starting around 1.43 V against a reversible hydrogen electrode (ηof 200 mV, Tafel slope of 40 mV/dec), and/or may achieve around 100 mA/cm2 current density at 1.63 V against a reversible hydrogen electrode, and may exhibits long-term stability in oxygen evolution. Method of making such electrocatalysts and their uses are also provided.

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