@article {1139, title = {Electrode optimization for efficient hydrogen production using an SO2-depolarized electrolysis cell}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {47}, year = {2022}, pages = {14180-14185}, abstract = {The hybrid sulfur (HyS) cycle offers an alternative route to hydrogen and sulfuric acid production using the SO2-depolarized electrolysis (SDE) cell. This work reports the most efficient SDE operation to date at high sulfuric acid concentrations (\~{}60~wt\%) achieved through the optimization of operating conditions and cell components. We observed that open porosity in the porous transport media (PTM) plays a significant role in SDE performance as it enables efficient acid removal from the catalyst layer. The combination of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) components, such as Sulfonated Diels Alder Poly (phenylene) (SDAPP) membranes and electrodes prepared using SGL 29BC PTM, and operating conditions (103.4 kPagauge at 125~{\textdegree}C) yielded electrolysis potentials <700~mV at 500~mA/cm2 and acid concentrations >60~wt\%.}, keywords = {Catalysis, electrolysis, High pressure, Hybrid sulfur cycle, Hydrogen generation, Sulfur dioxide}, issn = {0360-3199}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.02.166}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319922007807}, author = {H{\'e}ctor R. Col{\'o}n-Mercado and Scott A. Mauger and Maximilian B. Gorensek and Cy H. Fujimoto and Aaron A. Lando and Prabhu Ganesan and Benjamin H. Meekins and Noah D. Meeks} } @article {1141, title = {High-performance SO2-depolarized electrolysis cell using advanced polymer electrolyte membranes}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {47}, year = {2022}, pages = {57-68}, abstract = {Three different proton conducting polymeric membrane materials (Nafion{\textregistered} 115, Nafion{\textregistered} 212, and sulfonated Diels-Alder polyphenylene [SDAPP]) were evaluated for use in SO2-depolarized electrolyzers for the production of hydrogen via the hybrid sulfur cycle. Their performance was measured using different water feed strategies to minimize overpotential losses while maintaining high product acid concentration. Both thin membranes (Nafion{\textregistered} 212 and SDAPP) showed performance superior to that of the thicker Nafion{\textregistered} 115. The SDAPP membrane electrode assembly (MEA) performed well at higher acid concentrations, maintaining low ohmic and kinetic overpotentials. Finally, short-term (100-h) stability tests under constant current conditions showed minimal degradation for the SDAPP and Nafion{\textregistered} 212 MEAs. SDAPP MEA performance approached the targets needed to make the hybrid sulfur cycle a competitive process for hydrogen production (product acid concentration >=65~wt\% H2SO4 at~<=~0.6-V cell potential and >=0.5 A-cm-2 current density).}, keywords = {Hybrid sulfur (HyS) process, Hydrogen production, Sulfonated diels-alder polyphenylene (SDAPP), Sulfur dioxide-depolarized electrolyzer (SDE), Sulfuric acid production}, issn = {0360-3199}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.019}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319921039343}, author = {H{\'e}ctor R. Col{\'o}n-Mercado and Maximilian B. Gorensek and Cy H. Fujimoto and Aaron A. Lando and Benjamin H. Meekins} } @article {1143, title = {Mechanistic understanding of pH effects on the oxygen evolution reaction}, journal = {Electrochimica Acta}, volume = {405}, year = {2022}, pages = {139810}, abstract = {The oxygen-evolution reaction (OER) is pivotal in many energy-conversion technologies as it is an important counter reaction to others that convert stable chemicals to higher-value products using electrochemistry. The local microenvironment and pH for the anode OER can vary from acidic to neutral to alkaline depending on the system being explored, making definitive mechanistic insights difficult. In this paper, we couple experiments, first-principles calculations based on density functional theory, microkinetics, and transport modeling to explore the entire pH range of the OER. At low current densities, neutral pH values unexpectedly perform better than the acidic and alkaline conditions, and this trend is reversed at higher current densities (> 20~mA cm-2). Using multiscale modeling, this switch is rationalized by a change from a dual-reaction mechanism to a single rate-determining step. The model also shows how the alkaline reaction rates dominate in the middle to high pH range. Furthermore, we explore that the local pH for near-neutral conditions is much different (e.g., 2.4 at the reaction surface vs. 9 in the bulk) than the pH extremes, demonstrating the criticality that transport phenomena plays in kinetic activity.}, keywords = {Electrochemistry, Microkinetics, Oxygen evolution reaction}, issn = {0013-4686}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139810}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468621020934}, author = {Julie C. Fornaciari and Lien-Chun Weng and Shaun M. Alia and Cheng Zhan and Tuan Anh Pham and Alexis T. Bell and Tadashi Ogitsu and Nemanja Danilovic and Adam Z. Weber} } @article {1148, title = {Revitalizing interface in protonic ceramic cells by acid etch}, journal = {Nature}, volume = {604}, year = {2022}, month = {04}, pages = {479-485}, keywords = {acid treatment, ceramic fuel-cell, electrolysis, high-temperature annealed electrolyte surface, proton conductivity, Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells}, doi = {10.1038/s41586-022-04457-y}, author = {Bian, Wenjuan and Wu, Wei and Wang, Baoming and Tang, Wei and Zhou, Meng and Jin, Congrui and Ding, Hanping and Fan, Weiwei and Dong, Yanhao and Li, Ju and Ding, Dong} } @article {1155, title = {Elucidating the Role of Hydroxide Electrolyte on Anion-Exchange-Membrane Water Electrolyzer Performance}, journal = {Journal of The Electrochemical Society}, volume = {168}, year = {2021}, month = {05/2021}, pages = {054522}, abstract = {Many solid-state devices, especially those requiring anion conduction, often add a supporting electrolyte to enable efficient operation. The prototypical case is that of anion-exchange-membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWEs), where addition of an alkali metal solution improves performance. However, the specific mechanism of this performance improvement is currently unknown. This work investigates the functionality of the alkali metal solution in AEMWEs using experiments and mathematical models. The results show that additional hydroxide plays a key role not only in ohmic resistance of the membrane and catalyst layer but also in the reaction kinetics. The modeling suggests that the added liquid electrolyte creates an additional electrochemical interface with the electrocatalyst that provides ion-transport pathways and distributes product gas bubbles; the total effective electrochemical active surface area in the cell with 1 M KOH is 5 times higher than that of the cell with DI water. In the cell with 1 M KOH, more than 80\% of the reaction current is associate with the liquid electrolyte. These results indicate the importance of high pH of electrolyte and catalyst/electrolyte interface in AEMWEs. The understanding of the functionality of the alkali metal solution presented in this study should help guide the design and optimization of AEMWEs.}, keywords = {alkali metal solutions, anion-exchange-membrane water electrolyzers, Energy Sciences, energy storage, liquid electrolyte, solid-state devices}, issn = {0013-4651}, doi = {10.1149/1945-7111/ac0019}, author = {Jiangjin Liu and Zhenye Kang and Dongguo Li and Magnolia Pak and Shaun M. Alia and Cy Fujimoto and Guido Bender and Yu Seung Kim and Adam Z. Weber} } @article {1158, title = {Influence of Supporting Electrolyte on Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis Performance: Anolyte}, journal = {Journal of The Electrochemical Society}, volume = {168}, year = {2021}, month = {08/2021}, pages = {084512}, abstract = {Hydroxide-exchange-membrane water electrolysis (HEMWE) is an emerging hydrogen-production pathway that combines many advantages of incumbent alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) and proton-exchange-membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE). Advancement in HEMWE has been accelerated with the development of stable and conductive hydroxide exchange membranes (HEMs) and a more comprehensive understanding of alkaline gas-evolving kinetics. However, performance and durability without supporting electrolytes (SELs) remain inferior to PEMWE and AWE and little is known about the role and impact of the SELs. This study investigates the effects of SELs used as anolyte solutions in HEMWEs including cation-type, anion-type, SEL conductivity and pH, presence of carbonates and increased cation/OH- ratios on cell voltage and stability. We report our findings that (i) cell potential and high-frequency resistance did not correlate with anolyte SEL conductivity, (ii) cation-type influences cell voltage at low current densities (<50 mA cm-2) as predicted by half-cell measurements, (iii) increased cation/OH- ratio causes increased overpotentials, and (iv) carbonates are exchanged in the HEM but removed via self-purging at high current density. Overall, this study concludes that concentrated KOH is still the best SEL.}, keywords = {hydrogen production pathway, Hydroxide exchange membrane, incumbent alkaline, proton exchange membrane, supporting electrolytes, water electrolysis}, doi = {10.1149/1945-7111/ac1dcd}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac1dcd}, author = {Aleksandr Kiessling and Julie C. Fornaciari and Grace Anderson and Xiong Peng and Andreas Gerstmayr and Michael R. Gerhardt and Samuel McKinney and Alexey Serov and Yu Seung Kim and Barr Zulevi and Adam Z. Weber and Nemanja Danilovic} } @article {1113, title = {Performance and Durability of Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers Using Down-Selected Polymer Electrolytes}, journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, year = {2021}, pages = {22670-22683}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TA06869E}, author = {A. R. Motz and D. Li and A. Keane and L. D. Manriquez and E. J. Park and S. Maurya and H. Chung and C. Fujimoto and J. Jeon and M. K. Pagels and C. Bae and K. E. Ayers and Y. S. Kim} } @article {1115, title = {Sensitivity and Effective Parameterization of a Multi-Scale Model of Proton-Exchange-Membrane Water Electrolysis}, journal = {ECS Transactions}, volume = {104}, year = {2021}, pages = {417-427}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1149/10408.0417ecst}, author = {A. Dizon and J. Fornaciari and M. Rochow and A. Z. Weber} } @article {1080, title = {Addressing the Stability Gap in Photoelectrochemistry: Molybdenum Disulfide Protective Catalysts for Tandem III{\textendash}V Unassisted Solar Water Splitting}, journal = {ACS Energy Letters}, year = {2020}, month = {07/2020}, pages = {2631-2640}, doi = {10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132}, author = {Micha Ben-Naim and Reuben J. Britto and Chase W. Aldridge and Rachel Mow and Myles A. Steiner and Adam C. Nielander and Laurie A. King and Daniel J. Friedman and Todd G. Deutsch and James L. Young and Thomas F. Jaramillo} } @article {1087, title = {Highly efficient and durable III{\textendash}V semiconductor-catalyst photocathodes via a transparent protection layer}, journal = {Sustainable Energy Fuels}, volume = {4}, year = {2020}, pages = {1437-1442}, abstract = {

Durable performance and high efficiency in solar-driven water splitting are great challenges not yet co-achieved in photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells. Although photovoltaic cells made from III{\textendash}V semiconductors can achieve high optical{\textendash}electrical conversion efficiency, their functional integration with electrocatalysts and operational lifetime remain great challenges. Herein, an ultra-thin TiN layer was used as a diffusion barrier on a buried junction n+p-GaInP2 photocathode, to enable elevated temperatures for subsequent catalyst growth of Ni5P4 as nano-islands without damaging the GaInP2 junction. The resulting PEC half-cell showed negligible absorption loss, with saturated photocurrent density and H2 evolution equivalent to the benchmark photocathode decorated with PtRu catalysts. High corrosion-resistant Ni5P4/TiN layers showed undiminished photocathode operation over 120 h, exceeding previous benchmarks. Etching to remove electrodeposited copper, an introduced contaminant, restored full performance, demonstrating operational ruggedness. The TiN layer expands the synthesis conditions and protects against corrosion for stable operation of III{\textendash}V PEC devices, while the Ni5P4 catalyst replaces costly and scarce noble metal catalysts.

}, doi = {10.1039/C9SE01264H}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9SE01264H}, author = {Shinjae Hwang and James L. Young and Rachel Mow and Anders B. Laursen and Mengjun Li and Hongbin Yang and Philip E. Batson and Martha Greenblatt and Myles A. Steiner and Daniel Friedman and Todd G. Deutsch and Eric Garfunkel and G. Charles Dismukes} } @article {1172, title = {Highly quaternized polystyrene ionomers for high performance anion exchange membrane water electrolysers}, journal = {Nature Energy}, volume = {5}, year = {2020}, month = {3}, keywords = {LTE; AEM electrolysis; Novel ionomer}, doi = {10.1038/s41560-020-0577-x}, author = {Kim, Yu Seung and Li, Dongguo and Park, Eun Joo and Wenlei, Zhu and Qiurong, Shi and Zhou, Yang and Tian, Hangyu and Lin, Yuehe and Serov, Alexey and Zulevi, Barr and Baca, Ehren Donel and Fujimoto, Cy and Chung, Hoon} } @article {1186, title = {High performance III-V photoelectrodes for solar water splitting via synergistically tailored structure and stoichiometry}, journal = {Nature Communications}, volume = {10}, year = {2019}, pages = {3388}, keywords = {Ammonium sulfide surface passivation, Antireflection, Density graded surface, GaInP2, III-V, PEC, Photocathode}, doi = {10.1038/s41467-019-11351-1}, author = {Lim, Haneol and Young, James L. and Geisz, John F. and Friedman, Daniel J. and Deutsch, Todd G. and Yoon, Jongseung} } @article {1081, title = {An In0.42Ga0.58N tunnel junction nanowire photocathode monolithically integrated on a nonplanar Si wafer}, journal = {Nano Energy}, volume = {57}, year = {2019}, pages = {405-413}, abstract = {

Published on March 1st, 2019. Group III-nitride semiconductors exhibit many ideal characteristics for solar water splitting, including a tunable energy bandgap across nearly the entire solar spectrum and suitable band edge positions for water oxidation and proton reduction under visible and near-infrared light irradiation. To date, however, the best reported energy conversion efficiency for III-nitride semiconductor photocathodes is still below 1\%. Here we report on the demonstration of a relatively efficient p-type In0.42Ga0.58N photocathode, which is monolithically integrated on an n-type nonplanar Si wafer through a GaN nanowire tunnel junction. The open pillar design, together with the nonplanar Si wafer can significantly maximize light trapping, whereas the tunnel junction reduces the interfacial resistance and enhances the extraction of photo-generated electrons. In addition, photodeposited Pt nanoparticles on InGaN nanowire surfaces significantly improve the cathodic performance. The nanowire photocathode exhibits a photocurrent density of 12.3 mA cm-2 at 0 V vs. RHE and an onset potential of 0.79 V vs. RHE under AM 1.5 G one-sun illumination. The maximum applied bias photon-to-current efficiency reaches 4\% at ~0.52 V vs. RHE, which is one order of magnitude higher than the previously reported values for III-nitride photocathodes. Significantly, no performance degradation was measured for over 30 h solar water splitting with a steady photocurrent density ~12 mA cm-2 without using any extra surface protection, which is attributed to the spontaneous formation of N-terminated surfaces of InGaN nanowires to protect against photocorrosion.

}, issn = {2211-2855}, doi = {10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.12.067}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211285518309807}, author = {Yongjie Wang and Srinivas Vanka and Jiseok Gim and Yuanpeng Wu and Ronglei Fan and Yazhou Zhang and Jinwen Shi and Mingrong Shen and Robert Hovden and Zetian Mi} } @article {1065, title = {Initial approaches in benchmarking and round robin testing for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {44}, year = {2019}, month = {04/2019}, pages = {9174-9187}, abstract = {

Published on April 5th, 2019. As ever-increasing amounts of renewable electricity enter the energy supply mix on a regional, national and international basis, greater emphasis is being placed on energy conversion and storage technologies to deal with the oscillations, excess and lack of electricity. Hydrogen generation via proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is one technology that offers a pathway to store large amounts of electricity in the form of hydrogen. The challenges to widespread adoption of PEM water electrolyzers lie in their high capital and operating costs which both need to be reduced through R\&D. An evaluation of reported PEMWE performance data in the literature reveals that there are excessive variations of in situ performance results that make it difficult to draw conclusions on the pathway forward to performance optimization and future R\&D directions. To enable the meaningful comparison of in situ performance evaluation across laboratories there is an obvious need for standardization of materials and testing protocols. Herein, we address this need by reporting the results of a round robin test effort conducted at the laboratories of five contributors to the IEA Electrolysis Annex 30. For this effort a method and equipment framework were first developed and then verified with respect to its feasibility for measuring water electrolysis performance accurately across the various laboratories. The effort utilized identical sets of test articles, materials, and test cells, and employed a set of shared test protocols. It further defined a minimum skeleton of requirements for the test station equipment. The maximum observed deviation between laboratories at 1\ A\ cm-2 at cell temperatures of 60\ {\textdegree}C and 80\ {\textdegree}C was 27 and 20\ mV, respectively. The deviation of the results from laboratory to laboratory was 2{\textendash}3 times higher than the lowest deviation observed at one single lab and test station. However, the highest deviations observed were one-tenth of those extracted by a literature survey on similar material sets. The work endorses the urgent need to identify one or more reference sets of materials in addition to the method and equipment framework introduced here, to enable accurate comparison of results across the entire community. The results further imply that cell temperature control appears to be the most significant source of deviation between results, and that care must be taken with respect to break-in conditions and cell electrical connections for meaningful performance data.

}, issn = {0360-3199}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.02.074}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319919306585}, author = {G. Bender and M. Carmo and T. Smolinka and A. Gago and N. Danilovic and M. Mueller and F. Ganci and A. Fallisch and P. Lettenmeier and K. A. Friedrich and K. Ayers and B. Pivovar and J. Mergel and D. Stolten} } @article {1187, title = {Interfacial engineering of gallium indium phosphide photoelectrodes for hydrogen evolution with precious metal and non-precious metal based catalysts}, journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, volume = {7}, year = {2019}, pages = {16821-16832}, abstract = {Gallium indium phosphide (GaInP2) is a semiconductor with promising optical and electronic properties to serve as the large bandgap, top junction in a dual absorber tandem solar water splitting device. Poor intrinsic catalytic ability and surface corrosion in aqueous electrolyte remain key obstacles. Significant progress has been made developing thin-film protection layers and active catalysts for photoelectrochemical devices, but combining these into a catalytic protection layer that can provide long-term stability without sacrificing performance has proven difficult due, in large part, to challenges in developing active and stable interfaces. In this work, we demonstrate that a nanoscale molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) film functions both as an effective protection layer and excellent hydrogen evolution catalyst for GaInP2 photocathodes, with only a \~{}10\% loss in initial light-limited current density after 100 h, and a photocurrent onset potential better than that of the same state-of-the-art device with a platinum{\textendash}ruthenium catalyst. Using transient photoreflectance spectroscopy, we probed the carrier dynamics of these photocathodes and show that the MoS2 coated device exhibits improved electron transfer at the surface interface compared to the PtRu catalyzed device. These MoS2 protected devices are among the most active and stable single-absorber photocathodes for solar water splitting to date and offer a promising pathway towards generating hydrogen with high efficiency and significant longevity.}, keywords = {durability, GaInP2, III-V, MoS2 hydrogen evolution catalyst, MoS2 protective coating, PEC, Photocathode}, doi = {10.1039/C9TA05247J}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9TA05247J}, author = {Britto, Reuben J. and Young, James L. and Yang, Ye and Steiner, Myles A. and LaFehr, David T. and Friedman, Daniel J. and Beard, Mathew and Deutsch, Todd G. and Jaramillo, Thomas F.} } @article {704, title = {Phenyl Oxidation Impacts the Durability of Alkaline Membrane Water Electrolyzer}, journal = {ACS Applied Materials \& Interfaces}, volume = {11}, year = {2019}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {9696-9701}, abstract = {Published on March 13th, 2019. The durability of alkaline anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzers is a critical requirement for implementing this technology in cost-effective hydrogen production. Here, we report that the electrochemical oxidation of the adsorbed phenyl group (found in the ionomer) on oxygen evolution catalysts produces phenol, which may cause performance deterioration in AEM electrolyzers. In-line 1H NMR kinetic analyses of phenyl oxidation in a model organic cation electrolyte shows that catalyst type significantly impacts the phenyl oxidation rate at an oxygen evolution potential. Density functional theory calculations show that the phenyl adsorption is a critical factor determining the phenyl oxidation. This research provides a path for the development of more durable AEM electrolyzers with components that can minimize the adverse impact induced by the phenyl group oxidation, such as the development of novel ionomers with fewer phenyl moieties or catalysts with less phenyl-adsorbing character.}, issn = {1944-8244}, doi = {10.1021/acsami.9b00711}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b00711}, author = {Dongguo Li and Ivana Matanovic and Albert S. Lee and Eun Joo Park and Cy Fujimoto and Hoon T. Chung and Yu Seung Kim} } @article {1190, title = {Photoelectrochemical water splitting using strain-balanced multiple quantum well photovoltaic cells}, journal = {Sustainable Energy Fuels}, volume = {3}, year = {2019}, pages = {2837-2844}, abstract = {Starting from the classical GaInP/GaAs tandem photoelectrochemical water splitting device, higher solar-to-hydrogen efficiencies can be pursued by extending photon absorption to longer wavelengths. We incorporate strain-balanced GaInAs/GaAsP quantum wells into the bottom GaAs junction, to increase the range of photon absorption. The inclusion of 1.34 eV quantum wells in the depletion region of the bottom cell extends the absorption edge to 930 nm. With a corresponding increase in the thickness of the top cell for current matching, the light-limiting photocurrent increases by >8\%. The estimated solar-to-hydrogen efficiency is 13.6 {\textpm} 0.5\%, and we show a pathway to further improvement. With the semiconductor device remaining on the growth substrate, this quantum well architecture may enable improved stability and durability of the photoelectrochemical electrodes.}, keywords = {durability, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), PEC, photoelectrochemical water splitting}, doi = {10.1039/C9SE00276F}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9SE00276F}, author = {Steiner, Myles A. and Barraugh, Collin D. and Aldridge, Chase W. and Alvarez, Isabel Barraza and Friedman, Daniel J. and Ekins-Daukes, Nicholas J. and Deutsch, Todd G. and Young, James L.} } @article {1194, title = {Transition Metal Arsenide Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction}, journal = {The Journal of Physical Chemistry C}, volume = {123}, year = {2019}, pages = {24007-24012}, keywords = {Arsenide catalyst, CoAs, Hydrogen evolution catalyst, MoAs, Modeling, PEC}, doi = {10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05738}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05738}, author = {Gauthier, Joseph A. and King, Laurie A. and Stults, Faith Tucker and Flores, Raul A. and Kibsgaard, Jakob and Regmi, Yagya N. and Chan, Karen and Jaramillo, Thomas F.} } @article {981, title = {Solar thermochemical splitting of CO 2 into separate streams of CO and O 2 with high selectivity, stability, conversion, and efficiency}, journal = {Energy \& Environmental Science}, volume = {10}, year = {2017}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {1142-1149}, issn = {1754-5692, 1754-5706}, doi = {10.1039/C6EE03776C}, url = {http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=C6EE03776C}, author = {Daniel Marxer and Philipp Furler and Michael Takacs and Aldo Steinfeld} } @inbook {749, title = {Application of SR methods for the study of nanocomposite materials for Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {84}, year = {2016}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {397-406}, publisher = {Elsevier Science Bv}, organization = {Elsevier Science Bv}, address = {Amsterdam}, abstract = {This work summarizes results of synchrotron radiation (SR) studies of the real/defect structure of nanocrystalline/nanocomposite oxide materials, which determines their functional properties in hydrogen energy field as catalysts and mixed ionic electronic conductors (cathodes and anodes of solid oxide fuel cells, oxygen separation membranes). For nanocrystalline ceria-zirconia mixed oxide prepared via modified Pechini route using ethanol solution of reagents, a high spatial uniformity of cations distribution between domains along with the oxygen sublattice deficiency revealed by full-profile Rietveld refinement of SR diffraction data provide structure disordering enhancing oxygen mobility. For PrNi0.5Co0.5O3-delta - Ce0.9Y0.1O2-delta nanocomposite extensive transfer of Pr cations into fluorite domains generates a new path of fast oxygen diffusion along chains of Pr3+ - Pr4+ cations as directly proved by analysis of the unit cell relaxation after changing pO(2) in perfect agreement with data obtained by oxygen isotope heteroexchange. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.}, author = {V. A. Sadykov and S. N. Pavlova and Z. S. Vinokurov and A. N. Shmakov and N. F. Eremeev and Yu E. Fedorova and E. P. Yakimchuk and V. V. Kriventsov and V. A. Bolotov and Yu Yu Tanashev and E. M. Sadovskaya and S. V. Cherepanova and K. V. Zolotarev and N. A. Vinokurov and B. A. Knyazev} } @article {1002, title = {Benchmarking Hydrogen Evolving Reaction and Oxygen Evolving Reaction Electrocatalysts for Solar Water Splitting Devices}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {137}, year = {2015}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {4347-4357}, abstract = {Published on April 8th, 2015. Objective comparisons of electrocatalyst activity and stability using standard methods under identical conditions are necessary to evaluate the viability of existing electrocatalysts for integration into solar-fuel devices as well as to help inform the development of new catalytic systems. Herein, we use a standard protocol as a primary screen for evaluating the activity, short-term (2 h) stability, and electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) of 18 electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and 26 electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) under conditions relevant to an integrated solar water-splitting device in aqueous acidic or alkaline solution. Our primary figure of merit is the overpotential necessary to achieve a magnitude current density of 10 mA cm{\textendash}2 per geometric area, the approximate current density expected for a 10\% efficient solar-to-fuels conversion device under 1 sun illumination. The specific activity per ECSA of each material is also reported. Among HER catalysts, several could operate at 10 mA cm{\textendash}2 with overpotentials <0.1 V in acidic and/or alkaline solutions. Among OER catalysts in acidic solution, no non-noble metal based materials showed promising activity and stability, whereas in alkaline solution many OER catalysts performed with similar activity achieving 10 mA cm{\textendash}2 current densities at overpotentials of \~{}0.33{\textendash}0.5 V. Most OER catalysts showed comparable or better specific activity per ECSA when compared to Ir and Ru catalysts in alkaline solutions, while most HER catalysts showed much lower specific activity than Pt in both acidic and alkaline solutions. For select catalysts, additional secondary screening measurements were conducted including Faradaic efficiency and extended stability measurements.}, issn = {0002-7863}, doi = {10.1021/ja510442p}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/ja510442p}, author = {Charles C. L. McCrory and Suho Jung and Ivonne M. Ferrer and Shawn M. Chatman and Jonas C. Peters and Thomas F. Jaramillo} } @article {1006, title = {Methods for comparing the performance of energy-conversion systems for use in solar fuels and solar electricity generation}, journal = {Energy \& Environmental Science}, volume = {8}, year = {2015}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {2886-2901}, doi = {10.1039/C5EE00777A}, url = {http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2015/EE/C5EE00777A}, author = {Robert H.~Coridan and Adam C.~Nielander and Sonja A.~Francis and Matthew T.~McDowell and Victoria Dix and Shawn M.~Chatman and Nathan S.~Lewis} } @article {860, title = {Surface controlled reduction kinetics of nominally undoped polycrystalline CeO 2}, journal = {Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.}, volume = {17}, year = {2015}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {5849-5860}, issn = {1463-9076, 1463-9084}, doi = {10.1039/C4CP05742B}, url = {http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=C4CP05742B}, author = {Nicole Knoblauch and Lars D{\"o}rrer and Peter Fielitz and Martin Schm{\"u}cker and G{\"u}nter Borchardt} } @article {910, title = {Syngas production by simultaneous splitting of H2O and CO2 via ceria redox reactions in a high-temperature solar reactor}, journal = {Energy \& Environmental Science}, volume = {5}, year = {2012}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {6098}, issn = {1754-5692, 1754-5706}, doi = {10.1039/c1ee02620h}, url = {http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=c1ee02620h}, author = {Philipp Furler and Jonathan R. Scheffe and Aldo Steinfeld} } @article {809, title = {CO2 and H2O Splitting for Thermochemical Production of Solar Fuels Using Nonstoichiometric Ceria and Ceria/Zirconia Solid Solutions}, journal = {Energy \& Fuels}, volume = {25}, year = {2011}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {4836-4845}, abstract = {Published on October 20th, 2011.}, issn = {0887-0624, 1520-5029}, doi = {10.1021/ef200972r}, url = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ef200972r}, author = {Alex Le Gal and St{\'e}phane Abanades and Gilles Flamant} } @article {886, title = {Investigation of Reactive Cerium-Based Oxides for H2 Production by Thermochemical Two-Step Water-Splitting}, journal = {Journal of Materials Science}, volume = {45}, year = {2010}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {4163{\textendash}4173}, url = {http://www.springerlink.com/index/G26346278216MJ23.pdf}, author = {S. Abanades and A. Legal and A. Cordier and G. Peraudeau and G. Flamant and A. Julbe} } @article {994, title = {Catalytic activity of supported metal particles for sulfuric acid decomposition reaction}, journal = {Catalysis Today}, volume = {139}, year = {2009}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {291-298}, abstract = {Published on January 30th, 2009. Production of hydrogen by splitting of water in the thermochemical sulfur-based cycles that employs the catalytic decomposition of sulfuric acid into SO2 and O2 is of considerable interest. However, all of the known catalytic systems studied to date that consist of metal particles on oxide substrates deactivate with time on stream. To develop an understanding of the factors that are responsible for catalyst activity, we investigate the fresh activity of several platinum group metals (PGM) catalysts, including Pd, Pt, Rh, Ir, and Ru supported on titania at 850{\textdegree}C and perform an extensive theoretical study (density-functional-theory-based first-principles calculations and computer simulations) of the activity of the PGM nanoparticles of different size and shape positioned on TiO2 (rutile and anatase) and Al2O3 (γ- and η-alumina) surfaces. The activity and deactivation of the catalytic systems are defined by (i) the energy barrier for the detachment of O atoms from the SOn (n=1, 2, 3) species, and (ii) the removal rate of the products of the sulfuric acid decomposition (atomic O, S, and the SOn species) from metal nanoparticles. We show that these two nanoscale features collectively result in the observed experimental behavior. The removal rate of the reaction products is always lower than the SOn decomposition rates. The relation between these two rates explains why the {\textquotedblleft}softer{\textquotedblright} PGM nanoparticles (Pd and Pt) exhibit the highest initial catalytic activity.}, issn = {0920-5861}, doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2008.03.029}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092058610800117X}, author = {Sergey N. Rashkeev and Daniel M. Ginosar and Lucia M. Petkovic and Helen H. Farrell} } @article {755, title = {The crystal structure of compositionally homogeneous mixed ceria-zirconia oxides by high resolution X-ray and neutron diffraction methods}, journal = {Open Chemistry}, volume = {15}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {438-445}, abstract = {The real/atomic structure of single phase homogeneous nanocrystalline Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 +/- delta oxides prepared by a modified Pechini route and Ni-loaded catalysts of methane dry reforming on their bases was studied by a combination of neutron diffraction, synchrotron X-ray diffraction, total X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The effects of sintering temperature and pretreatment in H-2 were elucidated. The structure of the mixed oxides corresponds to a tetragonal space group indicating a homogeneous distribution of Ce and Zr cations in the lattice. A pronounced disordering of the oxygen sublattice was revealed by neutron diffraction, supposedly due to incorporation of water into the structure when in contact with air promoted by the generation of anion vacancies in the lattice after reduction or calcination at high temperatures. However, such disordering has not resulted in any occupation of the oxygen interstitial positions in the bulk of the nanodomains.}, issn = {2391-5420}, doi = {10.1515/chem-2017-0044}, author = {Alexander N. Shmakov and Svetlana V. Cherepanova and Dmitrii A. Zyuzin and Yulia E. Fedorova and Ivan A. Bobrikov and Anne-Cecile Roger and Andrzej Adamski and Vladislav A. Sadykov} } @article {762, title = {Determination of the Mechanism for Resonant Scattering in LaMnO 3}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {96}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, issn = {0031-9007, 1079-7114}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.246405}, url = {https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.246405}, author = {Q. Shen and I. S. Elfimov and P. Fanwick and Y. Tokura and T. Kimura and K. Finkelstein and R. Colella and G. A. Sawatzky} } @article {1020, title = {Durable Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer Systems Operating at High Current Densities}, journal = {Electrochimica Acta}, volume = {210}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {502-511}, abstract = {High efficiencies, wide operation range and rapid response time have motivated the recent interest in proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis for hydrogen generation with surplus electricity. However, degradation at high current densities and the associated mechanism has not been thoroughly explored so far. In this work, membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) from different suppliers are aged in a commercial PEM electrolyzer (2.5Nm3H2h--1), operating up to 4Acm--2 for more than 750h. In all cases, the cell voltage (Ecell) decreases during the testing period. Interestingly, the cells with Ir-black anodes exhibit the highest performance with the lowest precious metal loading (1mgcm-2). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) shows a progressive decrease in the specific exchange current, while the ohmic resistance decreases when doubling the nominal current density. This effect translates into an enhancement of cell efficiency at high current densities. However, Ir concurrently leaches out and diffuses into the membrane. No decrease in membrane thickness is observed at the end of the tests. High current densities do not lead to lowering the performance of the PEM electrolyzer over time, although MEA components degrade, in particular the anode.}, issn = {0013-4686}, doi = {10.1016/j.electacta.2016.04.164}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468616310167}, author = {P. Lettenmeier and R. Wang and R. Abouatallah and S. Helmly and T. Morawietz and R. Hiesgen and S. Kolb and F. Burggraf and J. Kallo and A. S. Gago and K. A. Friedrich} } @article {754, title = {Effects of the Incorporation of Sc2O3 into CeO2{\textendash}ZrO2 Solid Solution: Structural Characterization and in Situ XANES/TPR Study under H2 Atmosphere}, journal = {The Journal of Physical Chemistry C}, volume = {120}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {24165-24175}, abstract = {Nanostructured CeO2-rich samples cosubstituted with ZrO2 and Sc2O3 are studied. The effects of the combined additions of both oxides on structural, morphological, and, especially, redox properties of the substituted lattice are assessed. In situ near edge X-ray absorption (XANES) experiments with synchrotron light were performed to study oxygen exchange capacity in a reducing environment for these ternary oxides. Structural characterization revealed that up to 8 at. \% Sc was successfully incorporated into the CeO2{\textendash}ZrO2 lattice without phase segregation. Increased scandia solubility was achieved through a soft chemical route synthesis involving citrate complexation which gave rise to porous powders with crystallite sizes in the nanometer range. In situ XANES experiments in 5 mol \% H2/He atmosphere demonstrated that adding Sc3+ to the CeO2{\textendash}ZrO2 mixed oxide leads to a ternary system (Ce0.9ScxZr0.1{\textendash}xO2-δ) with faster reduction kinetics and enhanced reducibility in the whole temperature range analyzed (25{\textendash}800 {\textdegree}C) compared to both binary materials: Ce0.9Zr0.1O2 and Ce0.9Sc0.1O1.95.}, issn = {1932-7447}, doi = {10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07847}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07847}, author = {Luc{\'\i}a M. Toscani and Aldo F. Craievich and M{\'a}rcia C. A. Fantini and Diego G. Lamas and Susana A. Larrondo} } @article {765, title = {Electronic properties of crystalline materials observed in X-ray diffraction}, journal = {Physics Reports}, volume = {411}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {233-289}, issn = {03701573}, doi = {10.1016/j.physrep.2005.01.003}, url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0370157305000682}, author = {S Lovesey and E Balcar and K Knight and J Fernandezrodriguez} } @article {840, title = {Experimental study of SnO 2 /SnO/Sn thermochemical systems for solar production of hydrogen}, journal = {AIChE Journal}, volume = {54}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {2759-2767}, issn = {00011541, 15475905}, doi = {10.1002/aic.11584}, url = {http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/aic.11584}, author = {Patrice Charvin and St{\'e}phane Abanades and Florent Lemont and Gilles Flamant} } @article {887, title = {High-flux solar-driven thermochemical dissociation of CO2 and H2O using nonstoichiometric ceria}, journal = {Science}, volume = {330}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {1797-1801}, issn = {0036-8075, 1095-9203}, doi = {10.1126/science.1197834}, url = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.1197834}, author = {W. C. Chueh and C. Falter and M. Abbott and D. Scipio and P. Furler and S. M. Haile and A. Steinfeld} } @article {1010, title = {Low-Cost and Durable Bipolar Plates for Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {7}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {44035}, abstract = {Cost reduction and high efficiency are the mayor challenges for sustainable H2 production via proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis. Titanium-based components such as bipolar plates (BPP) have the largest contribution to the capital cost. This work proposes the use of stainless steel BPPs coated with Nb and Ti by magnetron sputtering physical vapor deposition (PVD) and vacuum plasma spraying (VPS), respectively. The physical properties of the coatings are thoroughly characterized by scanning electron, atomic force microscopies (SEM, AFM); and X-ray diffraction, photoelectron spectroscopies (XRD, XPS). The Ti coating (50 μm) protects the stainless steel substrate against corrosion, while a 50-fold thinner layer of Nb decreases the contact resistance by almost one order of magnitude. The Nb/Ti-coated stainless steel bipolar BPPs endure the harsh environment of the anode for more than 1000 h of operation under nominal conditions, showing a potential use in PEM electrolyzers for large-scale H2 production from renewables.}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/srep44035}, url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/srep44035}, author = {P. Lettenmeier and R. Wang and R. Abouatallah and B. Saruhan and O. Freitag and P. Gazdzicki and T. Morawietz and R. Hiesgen and A. S. Gago and K. A. Friedrich} } @article {874, title = {Modeling the Direct Solar Conversion of CO 2 to CO and O 2}, journal = {Industrial \& Engineering Chemistry Research}, volume = {43}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {2446-2453}, issn = {0888-5885, 1520-5045}, doi = {10.1021/ie030745o}, url = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie030745o}, author = {Ralph J. Price and David A. Morse and Steven L. Hardy and Thomas H. Fletcher and Scott C. Hill and Reed J. Jensen} } @article {791, title = {Novel rare-earth-containing manganites Ba4REMn3O12 (RE=Ce, Pr) with 12R structure}, journal = {Journal of Solid State Chemistry}, volume = {177}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {714-720}, issn = {00224596}, doi = {10.1016/j.jssc.2003.08.025}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S002245960300505X}, author = {Antonio F Fuentes and Khalid Boulahya and Ulises Amador} } @article {993, title = {Pt/TiO2 (rutile) catalysts for sulfuric acid decomposition in sulfur-based thermochemical water-splitting cycles}, journal = {Applied Catalysis A: General}, volume = {338}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {27-36}, abstract = {Thermochemical cycles consist of a series of chemical reactions to produce hydrogen from water at lower temperatures than by direct thermal decomposition. All the sulfur-based cycles for water splitting employ the sulfuric acid decomposition reaction. This work reports the studies performed on 1wt\% Pt/TiO2 (rutile) catalysts submitted to flowing concentrated sulfuric acid at 1123K and atmospheric pressure for different times on stream between 0 and 548h. Catalyst activity showed an initial decrease that lasted for about 66h, followed by a slight recovery of activity between 66 and 102h TOS, and a period of slower deactivation after 102h TOS. Catalyst sulfation did not seem to be detrimental to catalyst activity. The activity profile suggested that a complex dynamic situation, involving platinum sintering, volatilization, and oxidation, along with TiO2 morphological changes, affected catalyst activity in a non-monotonic way.}, issn = {0926-860X}, doi = {10.1016/j.apcata.2007.12.016}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926860X07007363}, author = {L. M. Petkovic and D. M. Ginosar and H. W. Rollins and K. C. Burch and P. J. Pinhero and H. H. Farrell} } @article {1032, title = {Quality Assurance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and Electrolyser (SOEC) Stacks}, journal = {ECS Transactions}, volume = {78}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {2077-2086}, abstract = {In the EU-funded project {\textquotedblleft}Solid oxide cell and stack testing and quality assurance{\textquotedblright} (SOCTESQA) standardized and industry wide test modules and programs for high temperature solid oxide cells and stacks are being developed. These test procedures can be applied for the fuel cell (SOFC), the electrolysis (SOEC) and in the combined SOFC/SOEC mode. In order to optimize the test modules the project partners have tested identical SOC stacks with the same test programs in several testing campaigns. Altogether 10 pre-normative test modules were developed: Start-up, current-voltage characteristics, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, reactant utilization, reactant gas composition, temperature sensitivity, operation at constant current, operation at varying current, thermal cycling and shut-down. The test modules were validated by comparing the results in terms of repeatability of the different testing campaigns and in terms of reproducibility among the different partners. Moreover, the results are discussed in context to the test input parameters.}, issn = {1938-6737, 1938-5862}, doi = {10.1149/07801.2077ecst}, url = {http://ecst.ecsdl.org/content/78/1/2077}, author = {Michael Lang and Corinna Auer and Karine Couturier and Xiufu Sun and Stephen J. McPhail and Thomas Malkow and Qingxi Fu and Qinglin Liu} } @article {756, title = {Rate Constants of Electrochemical Reactions in a Lithium-Sulfur Cell Determined by Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy}, journal = {Journal of The Electrochemical Society}, volume = {165}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {A3487-A3495}, abstract = {The reduction of sulfur during discharge in a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) cell is known to occur in a series of reaction steps that involve lithium polysulfide intermediates. We present an operando study of the discharge of a solid-state Li-S cell using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). In theory, the average chain length of the polysulfides, xavg,cell, at a given depth of discharge is determined by the number of electrons delivered to the sulfur cathode. The dependence of xavg,cell measured by XAS on the depth of discharge is in excellent agreement with theoretical predictions. XAS is also used to track the formation of Li2S, the final discharge product, as a function of depth of discharge. The XAS measurements were used to estimate rate constants of a series of simple reactions commonly accepted in literature.}, issn = {0013-4651, 1945-7111}, doi = {10.1149/2.0981814jes}, url = {http://jes.ecsdl.org/content/165/14/A3487}, author = {Dunyang Rita Wang and Deep B. Shah and Jacqueline A. Maslyn and Whitney S. Loo and Kevin H. Wujcik and Erik J. Nelson and Matthew J. Latimer and Jun Feng and David Prendergast and Tod A. Pascal and Nitash P. Balsara} } @article {829, title = {Screening of water-splitting thermochemical cycles potentially attractive for hydrogen production by concentrated solar energy}, journal = {Energy}, volume = {31}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {2805-2822}, issn = {03605442}, doi = {10.1016/j.energy.2005.11.002}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0360544205002410}, author = {S Abanades and P Charvin and G Flamant and P Neveu} } @article {770, title = {Site- and phase-selective x-ray absorption spectroscopy based on phase-retrieval calculation}, journal = {Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter}, volume = {29}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {113002}, issn = {0953-8984, 1361-648X}, doi = {10.1088/1361-648X/aa53bb}, url = {http://stacks.iop.org/0953-8984/29/i=11/a=113002?key=crossref.5e311d4db6feaedb90887256cf533e5d}, author = {Tomoya Kawaguchi and Katsutoshi Fukuda and Eiichiro Matsubara} } @article {909, title = {Solar Thermochemical CO2 Splitting Utilizing a Reticulated Porous Ceria Redox System}, journal = {Energy \& Fuels}, volume = {26}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {7051-7059}, issn = {0887-0624}, doi = {10.1021/ef3013757}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ef3013757}, author = {Philipp Furler and Jonathan Scheffe and Michal Gorbar and Louis Moes and Ulrich Vogt and Aldo Steinfeld} } @article {876, title = {Thermochemical hydrogen production from a two-step solar-driven water-splitting cycle based on cerium oxides}, journal = {Solar Energy}, volume = {80}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {1611-1623}, issn = {0038092X}, doi = {10.1016/j.solener.2005.12.005}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0038092X06000338}, author = {St{\'e}phane Abanades and Gilles Flamant} } @article {888, title = {Two-step water splitting thermochemical cycle based on iron oxide redox pair for solar hydrogen production}, journal = {Energy}, volume = {32}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {1124-1133}, issn = {03605442}, doi = {10.1016/j.energy.2006.07.023}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0360544206001897}, author = {P Charvin and S Abanades and G Flamant and F Lemort} } @article {830, title = {Using computational fluid dynamics modeling to improve the performance of a solar CO2 converter}, journal = {Industrial \& Engineering Chemistry Research}, volume = {46}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {1959-1967}, issn = {0888-5885, 1520-5045}, doi = {10.1021/ie061035w}, url = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie061035w}, author = {Ralph J. Price and Thomas H. Fletcher and Reed J. Jensen} } @article {1012, title = {Validation and characterization of suitable materials for bipolar plates in PEM water electrolysis}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {40}, note = {{\textquoteright}doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01132\n - I.Am.Hydrogen{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}Jason thinks this is great.\n~\n - jyoungstrom{\textquoteright} {\textquoteright}\n - estechel{\textquoteright} }, pages = {11385-11391}, abstract = {The polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysis cell is a promising prospect for the production of clean hydrogen by energy of renewable wind and solar sources. One component of the PEM electrolyzer is the bipolar plate (BPP), which serves as a multi-function component during PEM water electrolysis. Titanium is typically regarded as the state-of-the-art material. Mechanically it could potentially be replace by lower-cost materials such as stainless steel, but under the harsh environmental conditions present in PEM water electrolysis, stainless steel is not corrosion-resistant and metal ions can dissolve. In this case metal ions would poison the catalyst and membrane, which leads to a reduction in the cell performance [1]. We have tested several coatings such as Au and TiN in PEM water electrolysis environments of varying severity for the application as a protective layer of bipolar plates. In order to determine possible candidates for a long-term test under real simulated PEM water electrolysis conditions, an experiment to determine pH value in PEM water electrolysis operation was developed to obtain the required pH value for the ex-situ testing of various coating materials.}, issn = {0360-3199}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.04.155}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319915010939}, author = {Manuel Langemann and David L. Fritz and Martin M{\"u}ller and Detlef Stolten} }