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Recent advances in Ir/Ru-based perovskite electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction

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Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a kinetically harsh four-electron anode reaction that requires a large overpotential to provide current and is of great importance in renewable electrochemical technique. Ir/Ru-based perovskite oxides hold great significance for application as OER electrocatalysts, due to that their multimetal-oxide forms can reduce the use of noble metals, and their compositional tunability can modulate the electronic structure and optimize OER performance. However, high operating potentials and corrosive environments pose a serious challenge to the development of durable Ir-based and Ru-based perovskite electrocatalysts. Tremendous efforts have been dedicated to improving the Ir/Ru-based perovskite activity to enhance the efficiency; however, progress in improving the durability of Ir/Ru-based perovskite electrocatalysts has been rather limited. In this review, the recent research progress of Ir/Ru-based perovskites is reviewed from the perspective of heteroatom doping, structural modulation, and formation of heterostructures. The dissolution mechanism studies of Ir/Ru and experimental attempts to improve the durability of Ir/Ru-based perovskite electrocatalysts are discussed. Challenges and outlooks for further developing Ru- and Ir-based perovskite oxygen electrocatalysts are also presented.

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析氧反应(OER)是一种动力学苛刻的四电子阳极反应，需要较大的过电位来提供电流, 因而在可再生电化n学技术中具有重要意义。Ir/Ru 基钙钛矿氧化物作为OER 电催化剂具有重要的应用意义, 因为它们的多金 属氧化物形式可以减少贵金属的使用, 并且它们的成分可调节性可以调节电子结构并优化OER 性能。然 而, 高工作电位和腐蚀性环境对开发耐用的Ir 基和Ru 基钙钛矿电催化剂提出了严峻的挑战。人们一直致 力于提高Ir/Ru 基钙钛矿的活性, 以提高效率; 然而, 在提高Ir/ Ru 基钙钛矿电催化剂耐久性方面的进展相 当有限。因此, 本文从杂原子掺杂、结构调制、异质结构形成等方面综述了近年来Ir/Ru 基钙钛矿的研究 进展。讨论了Ir/Ru 的溶解机理研究和提高Ir/Ru 基钙钛矿电催化剂耐久性的实验尝试。并对进一步发展 Ru 基和Ir 基钙钛矿氧电催化剂面临的挑战和前景进行了展望。

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Reproduced with permission from Ref. [54]. Copyright 2017, Wiley–VCH. b Current densities of SrRuO3, Sr0.95Na0.05RuO3 and Sr0.90Na0.10RuO3; c percentage catalytic activity of Sr1-xNaxRuO3 after 20 cycles with respect to initial activity; d crystal structure of SrRuO3 (distorted octahedra) and Na1-xSrxRuO3 (regular octahedra); e ruthenium–oxygen distances in RuO6 octahedra; Fourier transformations from Ru K-edge EXAFS signal before and after OER f of SrRuO3 and g of Sr0.90Na0.10RuO3. Reproduced with permission from Ref. [65]. Copyright 2019, Nature Publishing Group

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Reproduced with permission from Ref. [73]. Copyright 2022, Chem. d Identical locations TEM of a region of Sr2CaIrO6 before and after 100 OER cycles; e HRTEM images of initial catalyst and hollow regions composed of Ir and O after 100 cycles. Reproduced with permission from Ref. [22]. Copyright 2022, Nature Publishing Group

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Reproduced with permission from Ref. [99]. Copyright 2022, Nature Publishing Group. b Preparation and characterization of HION material; c TEM images of folded edge of HION and (inset) corresponding structure model; d pH dependence on steady-state potential at 1 mA·cm−2 for HION, HIO and IrO2; e in situ Raman spectra of HION at different potentials in 0.1 mol·L−1 HClO4 solution; f DEMS signals of O2 products for 18O-labeled HION in 0.1 mol·L−1 HClO4 in H216; g proposed mechanism of 18O-labeled HION to generate 34O2 products and (inset) structural model of HION. Reproduced with permission from Ref. [87]. Copyright 2022, ACS Publications

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This work was financially supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Hainan Province (No. ZDYF2022GXJS006), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52231008, 52201009 and 52001227), Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 223RC401), the Education Department of Hainan Province (No. Hnky2023ZD-2) and the Starting Research Funds of the Hainan University of China (Nos. KYQD(ZR)-21105 and XJ2300002951).

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Jiang, ZQ., Fan, CZ., Pan, JY. et al. Recent advances in Ir/Ru-based perovskite electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. Rare Met. 43, 2891–2912 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-02623-x

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