Nickel Site Modification by High-Valence Doping: Effect of Tantalum Impurities on the Alkaline Water Electro-Oxidation by NiO Probed by Operando Raman Spectroscopy.

ABSTRACT: In an effort to support the large-scale implementation of clean hydrogen in industry and society, the electrolytic decomposition of water is considered a realistically enticing prospect, provided the guarantee of affordable and durable material components. Within alkaline systems, earth-abundant electrocatalysts could provide both these requirements. However, a continued exploration of the reactivity and the causes behind different behaviors in performance are necessary to guide optimization and design. In this paper, Ta-doped NiO thin films are prepared via DC magnetron sputtering (1-2-4 at % Ta) to demonstrate the effect of surface electronic modulation by non-3d elements on the catalysis of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Material properties of the catalysts are analyzed via Ruther

SUBMITTER: Sagui NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9171717 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature