Redox and electrochemical water splitting catalytic properties of hydrated metal oxide modified electrodes
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents a review of the redox and electrocatalytic properties of transition metal oxide electrodes, paying particular attention to the oxygen evolution reaction. Metal oxide materials may be prepared using a variety of methods, resulting in a diverse range of redox and electrocatalytic properties. Here we describe the most common synthetic routes and the important factors relevant to their preparation. The redox and electrocatalytic properties of the resulting oxide layers are ascribed to the presence of extended networks of hydrated surface bound oxymetal complexes termed surfaquo groups. This interpretation presents a possible unifying concept in water oxidation catalysis - bridging the fields of heterogeneous electrocatalysis and homogeneous molecular catalysis.
DOI: 10.1039/c3cp51213d
Institution: Trinity College Dublin
Language: English
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2020214231