Title

IrO2-ZnO Hybrid Nanoparticles as Highly Efficient Trifunctional Electrocatalysts

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-13-2017

Abstract

Development of high-performance catalysts is very crucial for the commercialization of sustainable energy conversion technologies. Searching for stable, highly active, and low-cost multifunctional catalysts has become a critical issue. In this study, we report the synthesis of IrO2-ZnO hybrid nanoparticles and their highly efficient electrocatalytic activities toward oxygen/hydrogen evolution reaction (OER/HER) as well as oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). For comparison, we synthesized RuO2-ZnO, showing a smaller catalytic activity than IrO2-ZnO, which provides robust evidence for the unique synergic effect of these hybrid structures. IrO2-ZnO and RuO2-ZnO exhibit excellent OER catalytic performance with Tafel slopes of 57 and 59 mV decade-1, respectively. For HER, IrO2-ZnO shows a higher catalytic activity than RuO2-ZnO. The numbers of electrons involved in the ORR were 3.7 and 2.8, respectively, for IrO2-ZnO and RuO2-ZnO. The remarkable catalytic performance of IrO2-ZnO would be ascribed to the abundant oxygen vacancies and the metallic states of Ir, which ensure excellent catalytic activity and stability. (Graph Presented).

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

First Page

14899

Last Page

14906

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