@article {1075, title = {Phase Identification of the Layered Perovskite CexSr2{\textendash}xMnO4 and Application for Solar Thermochemical Water Splitting}, journal = {Inorganic Chemistry}, volume = {58}, year = {2019}, pages = {7705-7714}, abstract = {

Published on June 17th, 2019. Ruddlesden{\textendash}Popper (layered perovskite) phases are attracting significant interest because of their unique potential for many applications requiring mixed ionic and electronic conductivity. Here we report a new, previously undiscovered layered perovskite of composition, CexSr2{\textendash}xMnO4 (x = 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3). Furthermore, we demonstrate that this new system is suitable for solar thermochemical hydrogen production (STCH). Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy are performed to characterize this new system. Density functional theory calculations of phase stability and oxygen vacancy formation energy (1.76, 2.24, and 2.66 eV/O atom, respectively with increasing Ce content) reinforce the potential of this phase for STCH application. Experimental hydrogen production results show that this materials system produces 2{\textendash}3 times more hydrogen than the benchmark STCH oxide ceria at a reduction temperature of 1400 {\textdegree}C and an oxidation temperature of 1000 {\textdegree}C.

}, issn = {0020-1669}, doi = {10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03487}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03487}, author = {Debora R. Barcellos and Francisco G. Coury and Antoine Emery and Michael Sanders and Jianhua Tong and Anthony McDaniel and Christopher Wolverton and Michael Kaufman and Ryan O{\textquoteright}Hayre} }