COLLOIDAL-COPPER BASED WATER OXIDATION ELECTROCATALYST

    公开(公告)号:US20210237037A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US16781597

    申请日:2020-02-04

    Abstract: A noble metal-free water oxidation electrocatalyst can be stable and obtained from earth-abundant materials, e.g., using copper-colloidal nanoparticles. The catalyst may contain nanobead and nanorod morphological features with narrow size distribution. The onset for oxygen evolution reaction can occur at a potential of 1.45 VRHE (η=220 mV). Such catalysts may be stable during long-term water electrolysis and/or exhibit a high electroactive area, e.g., with a Tafel slope of 52 mV/dec, TOF of 0.81 s−1, and/or mass activity of 87 mA/mg. The copper may also perform CO2 reduction at the cathode side. The Cu-based electrocatalytic system may provide a flexible catalyst for electrooxidation of water and for chemical energy conversion, without requiring Pt, Ir, or Ru.

    FeNi ALLOY-BASED ELECTROCATALYST FOR WATER OXIDATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250051940A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18448681

    申请日:2023-08-11

    Abstract: A method of generating oxygen including applying a potential of greater than 0 to 2.0 V to an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell is at least partially submerged in an aqueous solution, where 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 a FeNi alloy on the surface of the nickel foam substrate, where the particles of the FeNi alloy are in the form of nanosheets, where the nanosheets have average width of 1-5 μm and an average length of 1-10 μm, and where the nanosheets are vertically aligned to form a flower shape.

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