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. 2020 Nov 6;13(21):5671-5682.
doi: 10.1002/cssc.202001503. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Tri-Functional Double Perovskite Oxide Catalysts for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

Ashok Kumar Baral  1 , Kalimuthu Vijaya Sankar  1   2 , Asia Matatyaho  1 , Gil Kushnir  1 , Yoed Tsur  1   2
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Tri-Functional Double Perovskite Oxide Catalysts for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

Ashok Kumar Baral et al. ChemSusChem. .

Abstract

Perovskite oxides are at the forefront of the race to develop catalysts/electrodes for fuel cells and electrolyzers. This work presents trifunctional properties of the double-perovskite oxide PrBa0.5 Sr0.5 Co1.5 Fe0.5 O5+δ and the PrBa0.5 Sr0.5 Co1.5 Fe0.5 O5+δ -Ag composite prepared by the glycine nitrate process. The electrocatalytic studies reveal that the Ag-based composite is an excellent catalyst for both oxygen evolution (OER) and hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) in alkaline solution. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis through distribution function of relaxation times (DFRT) suggests that the improved activity originates from the suppression of resistance contributed by various relaxation processes. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics in these oxide-based cathodes has been studied by performing symmetric-cell measurements at high temperatures using both oxygen-ion and proton-conducting cells. DC bias dependence of charge-transfer processes, oxygen-surface kinetics, polarization resistances, and activation energies are revealed by DFRT studies. Ag addition in PrBa0.5 Sr0.5 Co1.5 Fe0.5 O5+δ leads to enhanced kinetics of OER, HER, and ORR.

Keywords: distribution function of relaxation times; electrochemistry; fuel cells; kinetics; water splitting.

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