Carbon supported NiRu nanoparticles as effective hydrogen evolution catalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers

Ruck S, Körner A, Hutzler A, Bierling M, Gonzalez J, Qu W, Bock C, Thiele S, Peach R, Pham C (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Book Volume: 4

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ac95cd

Abstract

Establishing anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) as a new technology for efficient hydrogen production requires cost-effective and high-performance catalyst materials. Here, we report the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of carbon supported NiRu alloy nanoparticles as a cost-effective hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst for AEMWEs. Different NiRu catalysts were synthesized using a facile and scalable impregnation method. Half-cell results showed the 'NiRu' catalyst with ca. 10 wt.% Ru to exhibit an increased noble metal mass activity and slightly decreased Tafel slope compared to a commercial Pt/C catalyst with 60 wt.% Pt. Further, we report the application of NiRu/C as a cathodic catalyst in AEMWE full cell for the first time. In full cell tests, the synthesized catalysts exhibit 2 A cm(-2) at 1.95 V with a low loading of 0.1 mg(PGM) cm(-2) at the cathode.

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National Research Council / Conseil national de recherches Canada Canada (CA) Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ) Germany (DE)

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APA:

Ruck, S., Körner, A., Hutzler, A., Bierling, M., Gonzalez, J., Qu, W.,... Pham, C. (2022). Carbon supported NiRu nanoparticles as effective hydrogen evolution catalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers. JPhys Energy, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac95cd

MLA:

Ruck, Stephan, et al. "Carbon supported NiRu nanoparticles as effective hydrogen evolution catalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers." JPhys Energy 4.4 (2022).

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