Topologically Close-Packed Frank-Kasper C15 Phase Intermetallic Ir Alloy Electrocatalysts Enables High-Performance Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer.
Adv Mater
; : e2412541, 2024 Sep 30.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39350447
ABSTRACT
Chemical synthesis of unconventional topologically close-packed intermetallic nanocrystals (NCs) remains a considerable challenge due to the limitation of large volume asymmetry between the components. Here, a series of unconventional intermetallic Frank-Kasper C15 phase Ir2M (M = rare earth metals La, Ce, Gd, Tb, Tm) NCs is successfully prepared via a molten-salt assisted reduction method as efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Compared to the disordered counterpart (A1-Ir2Ce), C15-Ir2Ce features higher Ir-Ce coordination number that leads to an electron-rich environment for Ir sites. The C15-Ir2Ce catalyst exhibits excellent and pH-universal HER activity and requires only 9, 16, and 27 mV overpotentials to attain 10 mA cm-2 in acidic, alkaline, and neutral electrolytes, respectively, representing one of the best HER electrocatalysts ever reported. In a proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer, the C15-Ir2Ce cathode achieves an industrial-scale current density of 1 A cm-2 with a remarkably low cell voltage of 1.7 V at 80 °C and can operate stably for 1000 h with a sluggish voltage decay rate of 50 µV h-1. Theoretical investigations reveal that the electron-rich Ir sites intensify the polarization of *H2O intermediate on C15-Ir2Ce, thus lowering the energy barrier of the water dissociation and facilitating the HER kinetics.
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adv Mater
/
Adv. mater. (Weinheim Print)
/
Advanced materials (Weinheim Print)
Assunto da revista:
BIOFISICA
/
QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China
País de publicação:
Alemanha