@article {1142, title = {Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Cell with a Barrier Layer Free Oxygen Electrode and Phase Inversion Derived Hydrogen Electrode}, journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society}, volume = {169}, year = {2022}, month = {3}, keywords = {area specific resistance, cathode, electrical conductivity, intermediate temperature-operating solid oxide fuel cell, layered perovskite}, doi = {10.1149/1945-7111/ac565a}, author = {Zhang, Yongliang and Xu, Nansheng and Tang, Qiming and Huang, Kevin} } @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 {1144, title = {Migration of inclusions in a matrix due to a spatially varying interface energy}, journal = {Scripta Materialia}, volume = {206}, year = {2022}, pages = {114235}, abstract = {An interfacial energy can be a function of a bulk field such as temperature or electric field. We find that in a system with a gradient in temperature or electric potential, the resulting variation in interfacial energy can induce a particle to migrate by either surface or bulk diffusion. For a circular particle under a constant unidirectional gradient in the bulk field, the field dependence of the interfacial energy induces a circular particle to move as a circle at a constant velocity along the direction from higher to lower interfacial energy. A linear stability analysis of this steady state migration suggests that perturbations will damp out as time evolves, and thus under these conditions a migrating circular particle is morphologically stable. Other spatial distributions of interface energy can lead to the distortion of an initially circular shaped particle during migration. A phase field model is developed that captures these distortions and verifies the theoretical results mentioned above.}, keywords = {Bulk diffusion, Interface diffusion, Interface energy depends on a field varying with location, Particle migration}, issn = {1359-6462}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114235}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359646221005157}, author = {Qian Zhang and Scott Barnett and Peter Voorhees} } @article {1146, title = {Predicting Oxygen Off-Stoichiometry and Hydrogen Incorporation in Complex Perovskite Oxides}, journal = {Chemistry of Materials}, volume = {34}, year = {2022}, pages = {510-518}, keywords = {charge transfer resistance, Hydrogen Incorporation, Oxygen evolution reaction, Perovskite, Perovskite Oxides, Stoichiometry}, doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04765}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04765}, author = {Millican, Samantha L. and Deml, Ann M. and Papac, Meagan and Zakutayev, Andriy and O{\textquoteright}Hayre, Ryan and Holder, Aaron M. and Musgrave, Charles B. and Stevanovi{\'c}, Vladan} } @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 {1111, title = {Development of a Photoelectrochemically Self-Improving Si/GaN Photocathode for Efficient and Durable H2 Production}, journal = {Nature Materials}, year = {2021}, month = {04/2021}, pages = {1-6}, doi = {10.1038/s41563-021-00965-w}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-00965-w}, author = {Guosong Zeng and Tuan Anh Pham and Srinivas Vanka and Guiji Liu and Chengyu Song and Jason K. Cooper and Zetian Mi and Tadashi Ogitsu and Francesca M. Toma} } @article {1119, title = {Double-Site Substitution of Ce Into (Ba, Sr)MnO3 Perovskites for Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production}, journal = {ACS Energy Letters}, volume = {6}, year = {2021}, pages = {3037-3043}, keywords = {Combinatorial synthesis, High-throughput experiments, Perovskites}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.1c01214}, author = {S. J. Heo and M. Sanders and R. O{\textquoteright}Hayre and A. Zakutayev} } @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 {1174, title = {Mg $\less$sub$\greater$x$\less$/sub$\greater$ Zn$\less$sub$\greater$1-x $\less$/sub$\greater$O contact to CuGa$\less$sub$\greater$3$\less$/sub$\greater$Se$\less$sub$\greater$5$\less$/sub$\greater$ absorber for photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical devices}, journal = {Journal of Physics: Energy}, volume = {3}, year = {2021}, month = {jan}, pages = {024001}, abstract = {CuGa3Se5 is a promising candidate material with wide band gap for top cells in tandem photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical (PEC) devices. However, traditional CdS contact layers used with other chalcopyrite absorbers are not suitable for CuGa3Se5 due to the higher position of its conduction band (CB) minimum. Mg x Zn1- x O (MZO) is a transparent oxide with adjustable band gap and CB position as a function of magnesium composition, but its direct application is hindered by CuGa3Se5 surface oxidation. Here, MZO is investigated as a contact (n-type {\textquoteleft}buffer{\textquoteright} or {\textquoteleft}window{\textquoteright}) material to CuGa3Se5 absorbers pretreated in Cd2+ solution, and an onset potential close to 1 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode in 10 mM hexaammineruthenium (III) chloride electrolyte is demonstrated. The Cd2+ surface treatment changes the chemical composition and electronic structure of the CuGa3Se5 surface, as demonstrated by photoelectron spectroscopy measurements. The performance of CuGa3Se5 absorber with Cd2+ treated surface in the solid-state test structure depends on the Zn/Mg ratio in the MZO layer. The measured open circuit voltage of 925 mV is promising for tandem PEC water splitting with CuGa3Se5/MZO top cells.}, keywords = {Photocathode; PEC; Buffer layer; CuGaSe; MgZnO}, doi = {10.1088/2515-7655/abd3b3}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/abd3b3}, author = {Imran S Khan and Christopher P Muzzillo and Craig L Perkins and Andrew G Norman and James L Young and Nicolas Gaillard and Andriy Zakutayev} } @article {1152, title = {A mini-review on proton conduction of BaZrO 3 -based perovskite electrolytes}, journal = {Journal of Physics: Energy}, volume = {3}, year = {2021}, month = {07}, pages = {032019}, keywords = {ceramics, dopant, electrolyte, electrolytic cell, energy conversion, fuel cell, hydration, interaction, mobility, oxide, proton, proton conduction}, doi = {10.1088/2515-7655/ac12ab}, author = {Vera, Clarita and Ding, Hanping and Peterson, David and Gibbons, William and Zhou, Meng and Ding, Dong} } @article {1166, title = {The oxygen partial pressure in solid oxide electrolysis cells with multilayer electrolytes}, journal = {Acta Materialia}, volume = {213}, year = {2021}, pages = {116928}, abstract = {A number of degradation mechanisms have been observed during the long-term operation of solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC). Using an electrolyte charge carrier transport model and a diffuse interface treatment for a multilayer electrolytes, we quantify the oxygen potentials across the electrolyte and thereby provide insights into these degradation mechanisms. Our model describes the transport of charge carriers in the electrolyte when the oxygen partial pressure is extremely low by accounting for the spatial variation of the concentration of oxygen vacancies in the electrolyte which is closely related to the degradation of the SOEC near the interface of hydrogen electrode and electrolyte. Moreover, we identify four quantities that characterize the distribution of oxygen partial pressure in the electrolyte, which are directly related to the degradation mechanisms in the electrolyte as well, and give analytical estimates for them. These analytical expressions provide guidance on the parameters that need to be controlled to suppress the degradation observed in the electrolyte.}, keywords = {Diffuse interface model, Multilayer electrolyte, Oxygen partial pressure, solid oxide electrolysis cell}, issn = {1359-6454}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116928}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359645421003086}, author = {Qian Zhang and Qin-Yuan Liu and Beom-Kyeong Park and Scott Barnett and Peter Voorhees} } @article {1116, title = {Performance and Limits of 2.0 eV Bandgap CuInGaS2 Solar Absorber Integrated With CdS Buffer on F:SnO2 Substrate for Multijunction Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Devices}, volume = {2}, year = {2021}, pages = {5752-5763}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00570G}, author = {N. Gaillard and W. Septina and J. Varley and T. Ogitsu and K. K. Ohtaki and H. A. Ishii and J. P. Bradley and C. Muzzillo and K. Zhu and F. Babbe and J. Cooper} } @article {1163, title = {Phase formation of manganese oxide thin films using pulsed laser deposition}, journal = {Mater. Adv.}, volume = {2}, year = {2021}, pages = {303-309}, abstract = {Manganese oxides have enabled a wide range of technologies including oxygen evolution catalysts, lithium ion batteries, and thermochemical water splitting. However, the variable oxidation state and rich polymorphism of manganese oxides make it difficult to find the processing conditions to target a particular phase of manganese oxide. Targeted synthesis requires a more complete understanding of the phase space and the impact of multiple processing variables on phase formation. Here, we demonstrate the impact of substrate temperature, total deposition pressure, partial pressure of oxygen, and target composition on the phase formation of manganese oxides grown using combinatorial pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Thin films were deposited from a MnO, Mn2O3 or MnO2 target onto amorphous glass substrates with a continuously varied temperature provided by a combinatorial heater. A combination of X-ray diffraction, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, and Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies were used to determine the phases present in the samples. The oxygen partial pressure was found to be the critical factor determining phase formation, while the total pressure, target composition, and substrate temperature have smaller and more complex effects on phase formation. Comparing the results of this work to the published temperature{\textendash}pressure phase diagrams shows that the PLD thin films vary significantly from the expected equilibrium phases of either the bulk materials or nanoparticles. These results suggest that PLD provides a route to capture phases of manganese oxides at lower temperatures or higher oxygen pressures than those required for bulk synthesis or solution processing.}, keywords = {Combinatorial, Manganese oxides, Pulsed laser deposition, STCH}, doi = {10.1039/D0MA00417K}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00417K}, author = {Garten, Lauren M. and Selvarasu, Praneetha and Perkins, John and Ginley, David and Zakutayev, Andriy} } @article {1164, title = {Regulation of Cathode Mass and Charge Transfer by Structural 3D Engineering for Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell at 400 {\textdegree}C (Adv. Funct. Mater. 33/2021)}, journal = {Advanced Functional Materials}, volume = {31}, year = {2021}, pages = {2170244}, abstract = {3D Engineering In article number 2102907, Wei Wu, Meng Zhou, Dong Ding, and co-workers develop a 3D engineered cathode to enhance oxygen reduction reaction kinetics on a proton-conducting fuel cell at <600 {\textdegree}C. The results demonstrate remarkable cell performance at 400{\textendash}600 {\textdegree}C by effectively regulating the mass and charge transfer through the electrode and across the interface of electrolyte and electrode.}, keywords = {3D engineering, charge transfer, mass transfer, oxygen reduction reaction, p-SOEC, protonic ceramic fuel cells}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202170244}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.202170244}, author = {Bian, Wenjuan and Wu, Wei and Gao, Yipeng and Gomez, Joshua Y. and Ding, Hanping and Tang, Wei and Zhou, Meng and Ding, Dong} } @article {1177, title = {Thin film growth effects on electrical conductivity in entropy stabilized oxides}, journal = {Journal of the European Ceramic Society}, volume = {41}, year = {2021}, pages = {2617-2624}, abstract = {Entropy stabilization has garnered significant attention as a new approach to designing novel materials. Much of the work in this area has focused on bulk ceramic processing, leaving entropy-stabilized thin films relatively under-explored. Following an extensive multi-variable investigation of polycrystalline (Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2)O thin films deposited via pulsed laser deposition (PLD), it is shown here that substrate temperature and deposition pressure have strong and repeatable effects on film texture and lattice parameter. Further analysis shows that films deposited at lower temperatures and under lower oxygen chamber pressure are \~{}40{\texttimes} less electrically resistive than otherwise identical films grown at higher temperature and pressure. Annealing these films in an oxygen-rich environment increases their electrical resistivity to match that of the films grown at higher temperatures and pressures. Because of this, the electric conductivity is hypothesized to be the result of polaron hopping mediated by transition metal valence changes which compensate for oxygen off-stoichiometry.}, keywords = {electrical conductivity, Entropy, oxide, Phase, Polycrystalline oxide thin films, Pulsed laser deposition, STCH, Thin film}, issn = {0955-2219}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.12.021}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955221920309900}, author = {V. Jacobson and D. Diercks and B. To and A. Zakutayev and G. Brennecka} } @article {1170, title = {Emergent Degradation Phenomena Demonstrated on Resilient, Flexible, and Scalable Integrated Photoelectrochemical Cells}, journal = {Advanced Energy Materials}, volume = {10}, year = {2020}, pages = {2002706}, abstract = {Abstract Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting provides a pathway to generate sustainable clean fuels using the two most abundant resources on Earth: sunlight and water. Currently, most of the successful models of PEC cells are still fabricated on small scales near 1 cm2, which largely limits the mass deployment of solar-fuel production. Here, the scale-up to 8 cm2 of an integrated PEC (IPEC) device is demonstrated and its performance compared to a 1 cm2 IPEC cell, using state-of-the-art iridium and platinum catalysts with III{\textendash}V photoabsorbers. The initial photocurrents at 1 sun are 8 and 7 mA cm-2 with degradation rates of 0.60 and 0.47 mA cm-2 day-1, during unbiased operation for the 1 and 8 cm2 devices, respectively. Evaluating under outdoor and indoor conditions at two U.S. National Laboratories reveals similar results, evidencing the reproducibility of this design{\textquoteright}s performance. Furthermore, the emerging degradation mechanisms during scale-up are investigated and the knowledge gained from this work will provide feedback to the broader community, since PEC device durability is a limiting factor in its potential future deployment.}, keywords = {durability, on-sun testing, PEC cell scale-up, reproducibility, water splitting}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202002706}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aenm.202002706}, author = {Kistler, Tobias A. and Zeng, Guosong and Young, James L. and Weng, Lien-Chun and Aldridge, Chase and Wyatt, Keenan and Steiner, Myles A. and Solorzano Jr., Oscar and Houle, Frances A. and Toma, Francesca M. and Weber, Adam Z. and Deutsch, Todd G. and Danilovic, Nemanja} } @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 {1175, title = {On the role of the zirconia/ceria interface in the degradation of solid oxide electrolysis cells}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters}, volume = {117}, year = {2020}, pages = {123906}, keywords = {INL; o-SOEC}, doi = {10.1063/5.0016478}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0016478}, author = {Zhang,Qian and Park,Beom-Kyeong and Barnett,Scott and Voorhees,Peter} } @article {1176, title = {Self-sustainable protonic ceramic electrochemical cells using a triple conducting electrode for hydrogen and power production}, journal = {Nature Communications}, volume = {11}, year = {2020}, month = {4}, keywords = {HTE; SOEC; Proton exchange membrane electrolysis cell; PrNi0.5Co0.5O3-δ perovskite}, doi = {10.1038/s41467-020-15677-z}, author = {Ding, Hanping and Wu, Wei and Jiang, Chao and Ding, Yong and Bian, Wenjuan and Hu, Boxun and Singh, Prabhakar and Orme, Christopher J. and Wang, Lucun and Zhang, Yunya and Ding, Dong} } @article {1167, title = {Triple ionic{\textendash}electronic conducting oxides for next-generation electrochemical devices}, journal = {Nature Materials}, volume = {20}, year = {2020}, month = {12/2020}, keywords = {electrolysis cells, fuel cells, ionic species transport, membrane reactors, Triple ionic{\textendash}electronic conductors}, issn = {1476-1122}, doi = {10.1038/s41563-020-00854-8}, url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1762454}, author = {Papac, Meagan and Stevanovi{\'c}, Vladan and Zakutayev, Andriy and O{\textquoteright}Hayre, Ryan} } @article {1179, title = {Understanding of A-site deficiency in layered perovskites: promotion of dual reaction kinetics for water oxidation and oxygen reduction in protonic ceramic electrochemical cells}, journal = {J. Mater. Chem. A}, volume = {8}, year = {2020}, pages = {14600-14608}, abstract = {Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (PCECs) are promising solid-state energy conversion devices which enable the conversion of energy between electricity and hydrogen at intermediate temperatures. Rapid conversion between chemical and electrical energy via PCEC technology will assist in overcoming grand challenges in energy storage. To achieve highly efficient reversible operation between hydrogen production and electricity generation, boosting water-oxidation and oxygen reduction activities of the oxygen electrode while maintaining the durable operation is one of the early-stage technical opportunities. In this study, an A-site deficient layered perovskite (PrBa0.8Ca0.2)0.95Co2O6-δ has been developed as an oxygen electrode for a PCEC which presents superior electrochemical performances. The electrolysis current density reached as high as -0.72 A cm-2 at 1.3 V, and a peak power density of 0.540 W cm-2 was obtained at 600 {\textdegree}C in electrolysis and fuel cell mode, respectively. The PCEC with the new electrode shows good durability under practical operating conditions for 160 hours in both operating modes with no observable degradation. The reversibility between the electrolysis and fuel cell mode is also successfully demonstrated.}, keywords = {Durability; HTE; Layered perovskite; Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells}, doi = {10.1039/D0TA05137C}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D0TA05137C}, author = {Tang, Wei and Ding, Hanping and Bian, Wenjuan and Wu, Wei and Li, Wenyuan and Liu, Xingbo and Gomez, Joshua Y. and Regalado Vera, Clarita Y. and Zhou, Meng and Ding, Dong} } @article {1060, title = {Approaches for co-sintering metal-supported proton-conducting solid oxide cells with Ba(Zr,Ce,Y,Yb)O3-δ electrolyte}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {44}, year = {2019}, month = {05/2019}, pages = {13768-13776}, abstract = {

Published on May 21st, 2019. Proton conducting oxide electrolyte materials could potentially lower the operating temperature of metal-supported solid oxide cells (MS-SOCs) to the intermediate range 400 to 600\ {\textdegree}C. The porous metal substrate provides the advantages of MS-SOCs such as high thermal and redox cycling tolerance, low-cost of structural materials, and mechanical ruggedness. In this work, the viability of co-sintering fabrication of metal-supported proton conducting solid oxide cells using BaZr1-x-yCexYyO3-δ (BZCY) is investigated. BZCY ceramics are sintered at 1450\ {\textdegree}C in reducing environment alone and supported on FeCr alloy metal support, and key characteristics such as Ba loss, sintering behavior, and chemical compatibility with metal support are determined. Critical challenges are identified for this fabrication approach, including: Contamination of the electrolyte with Si and Cr from the metal support, incomplete electrolyte sintering, and evaporation of electrolyte constituents. Various approaches to overcome these limitations are proposed, and preliminary assessment indicates that the use of barrier layers, low-Si-content stainless steel, and sintering aids warrant further development.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.03.181}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319919312108}, author = {Ruofan Wang and Grace Y. Lay and Dong Ding and Tianli Zhu} } @article {1182, title = {Conditions for stable operation of solid oxide electrolysis cells: oxygen electrode effects}, journal = {Energy Environ. Sci.}, volume = {12}, year = {2019}, pages = {3053-3062}, abstract = {Solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) convert renewable electricity to fuels with efficiency substantially higher than other electrolysis technologies. However, questions remain regarding degradation mechanisms that limit SOEC long-term stability. One of the key degradation mechanisms is oxygen electrode delamination; although prior studies have improved the understanding of this mechanism, it is still difficult to predict how degradation depends on SOEC materials and operating conditions, i.e., temperature, voltage, and current density. Here we present a study aimed at developing a quantitative understanding of oxygen electrode delamination. Experimentally, a life test study of symmetric and full cells with yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolytes and Gd-doped ceria (GDC) barrier layers was done with three different perovskite oxygen electrode materials. Fracture was observed at the perovskite{\textendash}GDC interface above a critical current density and below a critical operating temperature. A theory is presented that combines a calculation of the effective oxygen pressure across the electrolyte with an estimation of the pressure required for fracture. Fracture is correctly predicted for a critical oxygen partial pressure of \~{}7200 atm and an associated electrode overpotential of \~{}0.2 V, occurring at the electrode/GDC interface because of the relatively low perovskite fracture toughness. Damage at the GDC/YSZ interface was also observed in some cases and explained by a peak in the oxygen pressure at this interface.}, keywords = {Gd-doped ceria, HTE, Perovskite, SOEC, Yttria-stabilized zirconia}, doi = {10.1039/C9EE01664C}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9EE01664C}, author = {Park, Beom-Kyeong and Zhang, Qian and Voorhees, Peter W. and Barnett, Scott A.} } @article {1084, title = {Dependence of interface energetics and kinetics on catalyst loading in a photoelectrochemical system}, journal = {Nano Research}, year = {2019}, abstract = {

Published on March 11th, 2019. Solar hydrogen production by the photoelectrochemical method promises a means to store solar energy. While it is generally understood that the process is highly sensitive to the nature of the interface between the semiconductor and the electrolyte, a detailed understanding of this interface is still missing. For instance, few prior studies have established a clear relationship between the interface energetics and the catalyst loading amount. Here we aim to study this relationship on a prototypical Si-based photoelectrochemical system. Two types of interfaces were examined, one with GaN nanowires as a protection layer and one without. It was found that when GaN was present, higher Pt loading (\> 0.1 μg/cm2) led to not only better water reduction (and, hence, hydrogen evolution) kinetics but also more favorable interface energetics for greater photovoltages. In the absence of the protection layer, by stark contrast, increased Pt loading exhibited no measurable influence on the interface energetics, and the main difference was observed only in the hydrogen evolution kinetics. The study sheds new light on the importance of interface engineering for further improvement of photoelectrochemical systems, especially concerning the role of catalysts and protection layers.

}, issn = {1998-0000}, doi = {10.1007/s12274-019-2346-3}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2346-3}, author = {Yumin He and Srinivas Vanka and Tianyue Gao and Da He and Jeremy Espano and Yanyan Zhao and Qi Dong and Chaochao Lang and Yongjie Wang and Thomas W. Hamann and Zetian Mi and Dunwei Wang} } @article {1184, title = {Effect of direct-current operation on the electrochemical performance and structural evolution of Ni-YSZ electrodes}, journal = {Journal of Physics: Energy}, volume = {2}, year = {2019}, month = {12/2019}, pages = {014006}, abstract = {The effect of electrolysis operations on Ni-YSZ fuel electrode stability was studied at different current densities and fuel mixtures during 1000 h life tests. For a typical electrolysis mixture of 50\% H2/50\% H2O and 0.6 A cm-2 current density, cell ohmic resistance values were reasonably stable and no structural changes occurred. However, for more reducing conditions (97\% H2/3\% H2O), increasing the current density above 0.4 A cm-2 increased the ohmic resistance accompanied by significant electrolyte degradation including fracture and void formation at grain boundaries. Numerical analysis was carried out to determine the effective oxygen partial pressure across the electrolyte. The results show that the oxygen partial pressure values at high current density and low steam content may be low enough to reduce zirconia to form a Ni-Zr alloy product, initiating the observed electrolyte structural degradation.}, keywords = {durability, HTE, SOEC, Yttria-stabilized zirconia}, doi = {10.1088/2515-7655/ab59a6}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ab59a6}, author = {Qinyuan Liu and Qian Zhang and Peter W Voorhees and Scott A Barnett} } @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 {1066, title = {Interfacial Analysis of PEM Electrolyzer Using X-ray Computed Tomography}, journal = {Sustainable Energy \& Fuels}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.1039/C9SE00364A}, url = {https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/se/c9se00364a}, author = {Emily Leonard and Andrew D.~Shum and Nemaja Danilovic and Christopher Capuano and Katherine E.~Ayers and Lalit Pant and Adam Z Weber and Xianghui Xiao and Dilworth Parkinson and Iryna V~Zenyuk} } @article {1188, title = {Long-term stability studies of a semiconductor photoelectrode in three-electrode configuration}, journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, volume = {7}, year = {2019}, pages = {27612-27619}, abstract = {Improving the stability of semiconductor materials is one of the major challenges for sustainable and economic photoelectrochemical water splitting. N-terminated GaN nanostructures have emerged as a practical protective layer for conventional high efficiency but unstable Si and III{\textendash}V photoelectrodes due to their near-perfect conduction band-alignment, which enables efficient extraction of photo-generated electrons, and N-terminated surfaces, which protects against chemical and photo-corrosion. Here, we demonstrate that Pt-decorated GaN nanostructures on an n+{\textendash}p Si photocathode can exhibit an ultrahigh stability of 3000 h (i.e., over 500 days for usable sunlight \~{}5.5 h per day) at a large photocurrent density (>35 mA cm-2) in three-electrode configuration under AM 1.5G one-sun illumination. The measured applied bias photon-to-current efficiency of 11.9\%, with an excellent onset potential of \~{}0.56 V vs. RHE, is one of the highest values reported for a Si photocathode under AM 1.5G one-sun illumination. This study provides a paradigm shift for the design and development of semiconductor photoelectrodes for PEC water splitting: stability is no longer limited by the light absorber, but rather by co-catalyst particles.}, keywords = {durability, GaN nanowires, PEC, Photocathode, Pt hydrogen evolution catalyst, Silicon}, doi = {10.1039/C9TA09926C}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9TA09926C}, author = {Vanka, Srinivas and Sun, Kai and Zeng, Guosong and Pham, Tuan Anh and Toma, Francesca Maria and Ogitsu, Tadashi and Mi, Zetian} } @article {1071, title = {Unifying the Hydrogen Evolution and Oxidation Reactions Kinetics in Base by Identifying the Catalytic Roles of Hydroxyl-Water-Cation Adducts}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {141}, year = {2019}, month = {02/2019}, pages = {3232-3239}, abstract = {

Published on February 20th, 2019. Despite the fundamental and practical significance of the hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions (HER/HOR), their kinetics in base remain unclear. Herein, we show that the alkaline HER/HOR kinetics can be unified by the catalytic roles of the adsorbed hydroxyl (OHad)-water-alkali metal cation (AM+) adducts, on the basis of the observations that enriching the OHad abundance via surface Ni benefits the HER/HOR; increasing the AM+ concentration only promotes the HER, while varying the identity of AM+ affects both HER/HOR. The presence of OHad-(H2O)x-AM+ in the double-layer region facilitates the OHad removal into the bulk, forming OH{\textendash}-(H2O)x-AM+ as per the hard{\textendash}soft acid{\textendash}base theory, thereby selectively promoting the HER. It can be detrimental to the HOR as per the bifunctional mechanism, as the AM+ destabilizes the OHad, which is further supported by the CO oxidation results. This new notion may be important for alkaline electrochemistry.

}, issn = {0002-7863}, doi = {10.1021/jacs.8b13228}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b13228}, author = {Ershuai Liu and Jingkun Li and Li Jiao and Huong Thi Thanh Doan and Zeyan Liu and Zipeng Zhao and Yu Huang and K. M. Abraham and Sanjeev Mukerjee and Qingying Jia} } @article {1062, title = {Cobalt-substituted SrTi0.3Fe0.7O3-δ: a stable high-performance oxygen electrode material for intermediate-temperature solid oxide electrochemical cells}, journal = {Energy \& Environmental Science}, volume = {11}, year = {2018}, month = {07/2018}, pages = {1870-1879}, abstract = {

Published on July 11th, 2018. A key need in the development of solid oxide cells (SOCs) is for electrodes that promote fast oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions at reduced operating temperature (<=700 {\textdegree}C), with sufficient durability to allow operation over desired 40 000 h lifetimes. A wide range of electrode materials have been investigated, with some providing resistance low enough for cell operation below 700 {\textdegree}C, but it is generally found that the electrode performance degrades over time. Here we demonstrate an oxygen electrode material, Sr(Ti0.3Fe0.7-xCox)O3-δ (STFC), that provides a unique combination of excellent oxygen electrode performance and long-term stability. The addition of a relatively small amount of Co to Sr(Ti0.3Fe0.7)O3-δ, e.g., x = 0.07, reduces the electrode polarization resistance by \>2 times. The STFC electrode yields stable performance in both fuel cell and electrolysis modes at 1 A cm-2. The fundamental oxygen diffusion and surface exchange coefficients of STFC are determined, and shown to be substantially better than those of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ, the most widely used SOC oxygen electrode material. While other electrode materials have been shown to exhibit better oxygen transport coefficients than STFC, they do not match its stability.

}, doi = {10.1039/C8EE00449H}, url = {https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/ee/c8ee00449h}, author = {Shan-Lin Zhang and Hongqian Wang and Matthew Y. Lu and Ai-Ping Zhang and Liliana V. Mogni and Qinyuan Liu and Cheng-Xin Li and Chang-Jiu Li and Scott A. Barnett} } @article {1085, title = {Gallium nitride nanowire as a linker of molybdenum sulfides and silicon for photoelectrocatalytic water splitting}, journal = {Nature Communications}, volume = {9}, year = {2018}, month = {09/2018}, pages = {3856}, abstract = {

Published on September 21st, 2018. Sunlight-harvesting materials require the clean integration of light-absorbing and catalytic components to be efficient. Here, authors link silicon photoelectrodes and molybdenum sulfide catalysts with defect-free gallium nitride nanowire to improve photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution.

}, issn = {2041-1723}, doi = {10.1038/s41467-018-06140-1}, url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06140-1}, author = {Baowen Zhou and Xianghua Kong and Srinivas Vanka and Sheng Chu and Pegah Ghamari and Yichen Wang and Nick Pant and Ishiang Shih and Hong Guo and Zetian Mi} } @article {1195, title = {High performing triple-conductive Pr2NiO4+δ anode for proton-conducting steam solid oxide electrolysis cell }, journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, volume = {6}, year = {2018}, pages = {18057-18066}, abstract = {The development of proton-conducting solid oxide electrolysis cells for the intermediate-temperature range application is largely hindered by the limited choice of adequate anode materials. In this study, the popular solid oxide fuel cell cathode material Pr2NiO4+δ (PNO) is investigated as the anode for the electrolysis cell, considering its proton-conducting ability. The introduction of protons into the PNO lattice is confirmed through insertion-induced conductivity variation measurements. Good chemical compatibility is verified between PNO and BaZr0.2Ce0.6Y0.2O3-δ (BZCY) proton-conducting electrolyte. Excellent catalytic activity towards water splitting is observed for the PNO{\textendash}BZCY composite anode, 0.52 Ω cm2 for 550 {\textdegree}C, 0.057 Ω cm2 for 700 {\textdegree}C. The water-splitting process is disclosed by impedance spectroscopy measured under different conditions. Due to proton conduction in PNO, the PNO surface is activated for electrochemical reactions. The non-charge transfer processes account little to the electrode resistance. The performance of the PNO{\textendash}BZCY anode is determined by two charge transfer processes whose kinetics are governed the electrolyzing potential. This charge transfer-limiting nature is relatively benign since the electrode resistance has been found to exponentially reduce with increasing overpotential. Cathode-supported Ni{\textendash}BZCY//BZCY//PNO{\textendash}BZCY thin film electrolyte single cells are fabricated and characterized. \~{}95\% current efficiency is confirmed. At 700 {\textdegree}C, a current density of 977 mA cm-2 is achieved at a 1.3 V electrolyzing potential, e.g. 0.37 V overpotential, which is one of the best performances of proton-conducting steam electrolysis cells so far. The PNO{\textendash}BZCY anode accounts only for 16\% of the overall polarization resistance at 700 {\textdegree}C. These findings prove that the triple-conductive PNO is a promising anode material for proton-based steam electrolysis cells.}, keywords = {BaZr0.2Ce0.6Y0.2O3-δ, HTE, Pr2NiO4+δ, Protonic ceramic electrolysis cells, SOEC}, doi = {10.1039/C8TA04018D}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8TA04018D}, author = {Li, Wenyuan and Guan, Bo and Ma, Liang and Hu, Shanshan and Zhang, Nan and Liu, Xingbo} } @article {1063, title = {Hydrogen Production: 3D Self-Architectured Steam Electrode Enabled Efficient and Durable Hydrogen Production in a Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell at Temperatures Lower Than 600 {\textdegree}C (Adv. Sci. 11/2018)}, journal = {Advanced Science}, volume = {5}, year = {2018}, month = {2018}, pages = {1870070}, abstract = {

In article number 1800360, Dong Ding and co-workers report a self-architectured ultraporous 3D electrode for steam electrolysis at intermediate temperatures. The proton-conducting electrolysis cell using this steam electrode demonstrates highly efficient and durable hydrogen production below 600 {\textdegree}C, which is attributed to improved mass transfer and increased active reaction area, as well as the electrode reconstruction under operation conditions.

}, issn = {2198-3844}, doi = {10.1002/advs.201870070}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/advs.201870070}, author = {Wei Wu and Hanping Ding and Yunya Zhang and Yong Ding and Prashant Katiyar and Prasun K. Majumdar and Ting He and Dong Ding} } @article {1041, title = {Integrating Ab Initio Simulations and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Toward A Realistic Description of Oxidized Solid/Liquid Interfaces}, journal = {The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters}, volume = {9}, year = {2018}, note = {

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}, pages = {194-203}, abstract = {

Published on January 4th, 2019. Many energy storage and conversion devices rely on processes that take place at complex interfaces, where structural and chemical properties are often difficult to probe under operating conditions. A primary example is solar water splitting using high-performance photoelectrochemical cells, where surface chemistry, including native oxide formation, affects hydrogen generation. In this Perspective, we discuss some of the challenges associated with interrogating interface chemistry, and how they may be overcome by integrating high-level first-principles calculations of explicit interfaces with ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and direct spectroscopic simulations. We illustrate the benefit of this combined approach toward insights into native oxide chemistry at prototypical InP/water and GaP/water interfaces. This example suggests a more general roadmap for obtaining a realistic and reliable description of the chemistry of complex interfaces by combining state-of-the-art computational and experimental techniques.

}, issn = {1948-7185}, doi = {10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01382}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01382}, author = {Tuan Anh Pham and Xueqiang Zhang and Brandon C. Wood and David Prendergast and Sylwia Ptasinska and Tadashi Ogitsu} } @article {798, title = {Low-Cost, Efficient, and Durable H2 Production by Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with CuGa3Se5 Photocathodes}, journal = {ACS Applied Materials \& Interfaces}, volume = {10}, year = {2018}, note = {

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}, pages = {19573-19579}, abstract = {

Published on June 13th, 2018. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an elegant method of converting sunlight and water into H2 fuel. To be commercially advantageous, PEC devices must become cheaper, more efficient, and much more durable. This work examines low-cost polycrystalline chalcopyrite films, which are successful as photovoltaic absorbers, for application as PEC absorbers. In particular, Cu{\textendash}Ga{\textendash}Se films with wide band gaps can be employed as top cell photocathodes in tandem devices as a realistic route to high efficiencies. In this report, we demonstrate that decreasing Cu/Ga composition from 0.66 to 0.31 in Cu{\textendash}Ga{\textendash}Se films increased the band gap from 1.67 to 1.86 eV and decreased saturated photocurrent density from 18 to 8 mA/cm2 as measured by chopped-light current{\textendash}voltage (CLIV) measurements in a 0.5 M sulfuric acid electrolyte. Buffer and catalyst surface treatments were not applied to the Cu{\textendash}Ga{\textendash}Se films, and they exhibited promising stability, evidenced by unchanged CLIV after 9 months of storage in air. Finally, films with Cu/Ga = 0.36 (approximately stoichiometric CuGa3Se5) and 1.86 eV band gaps had exceptional durability and continuously split water for 17 days (\~{}12 mA/cm2 at -1 V vs RHE). This is equivalent to \~{}17\ 200 C/cm2, which is a world record for any polycrystalline PEC absorber. These results indicate that CuGa3Se5 films are prime candidates for cheaply achieving efficient and durable PEC water splitting.

}, issn = {1944-8244}, doi = {10.1021/acsami.8b01447}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b01447}, author = {Christopher P. Muzzillo and W. Ellis Klein and Zhen Li and Alexander Daniel DeAngelis and Kimberly Horsley and Kai Zhu and Nicolas Gaillard} } @article {759, title = {Point defects in Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe): Resonant X-ray diffraction study of the low-temperature order/disorder transition}, journal = {physica status solidi (b)}, volume = {254}, 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 = {1700156}, abstract = {The interest in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTS) for photovoltaic applications is motivated by similarities to Cu(In,Ga)Se2 while being comprised of non-toxic and earth abundant elements. However, CZTS suffers from a Voc deficit, where the Voc is much lower than expected based on the band gap, which may be the result of a high concentration of point-defects in the CZTS lattice. Recently, reports have observed a low-temperature order/disorder transition by Raman and optical spectroscopies in CZTS films and is reported to describe the ordering of Cu and Zn atoms in the CZTS crystal structure. To directly determine the level of Cu/Zn ordering, we have used resonant-XRD, a site, and element specific probe of long range order. We used CZTSe films annealed just below and quenched from just above the transition temperature; based on previous work, the Cu and Zn should be ordered and highly disordered, respectively. Our data show that there is some Cu/Zn ordering near the low temperature transition but significantly less than high chemical order expected from Raman. To understand both our resonant-XRD results and the Raman results, we present a structural model that involves antiphase domain boundaries and accommodates the excess Zn within the CZTS lattice.}, issn = {1521-3951}, doi = {10.1002/pssb.201700156}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pssb.201700156}, author = {L. T. Schelhas and K. H. Stone and S. P. Harvey and D. Zakhidov and A. Salleo and G. Teeter and I. L. Repins and M. F. Toney} } @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 {846, title = {CeO2 modified Fe2O3 for the chemical hydrogen storage and production via cyclic water splitting}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {39}, year = {2014}, 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 = {13381-13388}, abstract = {Published in August 2014.}, issn = {03603199}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.04.136}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S036031991401194X}, author = {Xing Zhu and Lingyue Sun and Yane Zheng and Hua Wang and Yonggang Wei and Kongzhai Li} } @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 {1023, title = {Electrochemical investigation of electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in PEM water electrolyzers}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {33}, 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 = {4955-4961}, abstract = {To develop the proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE) with satisfactory performance and durability for application in a regenerative fuel cell (RFC) system, anode electrocatalysts of Ir, Ru and their oxides were prepared and incorporated into the catalyst coated membranes (CCM) of the PEMWE. Repetitive cyclic voltammetry of the Nafion bonded electrodes, steady state polarization curves and stability testing of the single PEMWE cells were performed to investigate the performance and stability of these electrocatalysts. The structure and specific surface areas of the electrocatalysts were characterized by XRD and BET. IrO2 exhibited a slightly lower performance but a markedly higher stability than the other electrocatalysts. By modifying the preparation process via a colloidal iridium hydroxide hydrate precursor, which permitted a lower heat treatment temperature, its performance was enhanced, corresponding to a terminal voltage of 1.63V at 1A/cm2.}, issn = {0360-3199}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.06.039}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319908007520}, author = {Shidong Song and Huamin Zhang and Xiaoping Ma and Zhigang Shao and Richard T. Baker and Baolian Yi} } @article {1016, title = {Evaluation of nitrided titanium separator plates for proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells}, journal = {Journal of Power Sources}, volume = {272}, 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 = {954-960}, abstract = {Proton exchanges membrane (PEM) regenerative fuel cell electrolysis of water is of great recent interest as a hydrogen generation technology. Anode side titanium current collectors and separator plates used in these applications typically employ coatings of platinum group metals to achieve durability and performance requirements in the high voltage, oxidizing environment. The present work assessed the potential for lower cost surface modified titanium by both thermal (gas) nitridation and plasma nitridation approaches. The nitrided Ti was found to result in far less hydrogen uptake in coupon testing than did Pt-plated Ti. Short-term (48~h) single-cell performance at 25~{\textdegree}C was approximately 13\% better (lower voltage) at 1.2~A~cm-2 for thermal and plasma nitrided plates vs. untreated Ti. However, at 50~{\textdegree}C and 1.5~A~cm-2, the thermally nitrided plate exhibited only on the order of 3\% better behavior (lower voltage) compared to the untreated Ti and plasma nitrided Ti. Durability testing for 500~h resulted in only a minor degradation in cell performance, on the order of 1{\textendash}2\% voltage increase, with the best behavior exhibited by the thermally nitrided Ti plate. Despite their relatively stable cell performance, extensive local oxidation of the thermally nitrided and plasma nitrided flow field regions was observed.}, issn = {0378-7753}, doi = {10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.09.016}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378775314014220}, author = {Todd J. Toops and Michael P. Brady and Feng-Yuan Zhang and Harry M. Meyer and Katherine Ayers and Andrew Roemer and Luke Dalton} } @article {977, title = {Experimental assessment of oxygen exchange capacity and thermochemical redox cycle behavior of Ba and Sr series perovskites for solar energy storage}, journal = {Solar Energy}, volume = {134}, 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 = {494-502}, issn = {0038092X}, doi = {10.1016/j.solener.2016.05.031}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0038092X16301268}, author = {Zekai Zhang and Laurie Andre and St{\'e}phane Abanades} } @article {971, title = {Experimental demonstration of the thermochemical reduction of ceria in a solar aerosol reactor}, journal = {Industrial \& Engineering Chemistry Research}, volume = {55}, 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 = {10618-10625}, issn = {0888-5885, 1520-5045}, doi = {10.1021/acs.iecr.6b02853}, url = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.iecr.6b02853}, author = {Michael Welte and Rafik Barhoumi and Adrian Zbinden and Jonathan R. 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