In Operando Self-Healing of Perovskite Electrocatalysts: A Case Study of SrCoO3 for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Hassan A. Tahini, Xin Tan, Udo Schwingenschlögl, Sean C. Smith*

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Abstract

Researchers conduct a case study of SrCoO3 for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) using in operando self-healing of perovskite electrocatalysts. The researchers establish a connection between the high surface oxygen vacancy concentration and these peaks by proposing a self-healing mechanism. They show that water molecules adsorbing on the surface can dissociate to O that can fill the vacancy sites at sub-OER onset voltages. Oxygen atoms can then migrate to fill vacancies deeper into the material, providing an electrochemical annealing mechanism for self-healing of the perovskite structure in the vicinity of the surface at voltages less than the onset of full OER to liberate O2 molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1600280
JournalParticle and Particle Systems Characterization
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2017
Externally publishedYes

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