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Optimizing oxygen reduction catalyst morphologies from first principles

Optimizing oxygen reduction catalyst morphologies from first principles
Optimizing oxygen reduction catalyst morphologies from first principles
Catalytic activity of perovskites for oxygen reduction (ORR) was recently correlated with bulk d-electron occupancy of the transition metal. We expand on the resultant model, which successfully reproduces the high activity of LaMnO3 relative to other perovskites, by addressing catalyst surface morphology as an important aspect of the optimal ORR catalyst. The nature of reaction sites on low index surfaces of orthorhombic (Pnma) LaMnO3 is established from First Principles. The adsorption of O2 is markedly influenced by local geometry and strong electron correlation. Only one of the six reactions sites that result from experimentally confirmed symmetry-breaking Jahn?Teller distortions is found to bind O2 with an intermediate binding energy while facilitating the formation of superoxide, an important ORR intermediate in alkaline media. As demonstrated here for LaMnO3, rational design of the catalyst morphology to promote specific active sites is a highly effective optimization strategy for advanced functional ORR catalysts
1932-7447
16804-16810
Ahmad, Ehsan A.
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Tileli, Vasiliki
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Kramer, Denis
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Stoerzinger, Kelsey A.
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Ahmad, Ehsan A., Tileli, Vasiliki, Kramer, Denis, Mallia, Giuseppe, Stoerzinger, Kelsey A., Shao-Horn, Yang, Kucernak, Anthony R. and Harrison, Nicholas M. (2015) Optimizing oxygen reduction catalyst morphologies from first principles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119 (29), 16804-16810. (doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05460).

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Catalytic activity of perovskites for oxygen reduction (ORR) was recently correlated with bulk d-electron occupancy of the transition metal. We expand on the resultant model, which successfully reproduces the high activity of LaMnO3 relative to other perovskites, by addressing catalyst surface morphology as an important aspect of the optimal ORR catalyst. The nature of reaction sites on low index surfaces of orthorhombic (Pnma) LaMnO3 is established from First Principles. The adsorption of O2 is markedly influenced by local geometry and strong electron correlation. Only one of the six reactions sites that result from experimentally confirmed symmetry-breaking Jahn?Teller distortions is found to bind O2 with an intermediate binding energy while facilitating the formation of superoxide, an important ORR intermediate in alkaline media. As demonstrated here for LaMnO3, rational design of the catalyst morphology to promote specific active sites is a highly effective optimization strategy for advanced functional ORR catalysts

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Submitted date: 8 June 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 15 July 2015
Organisations: Engineering Mats & Surface Engineerg Gp

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Local EPrints ID: 379208
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/379208
ISSN: 1932-7447
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Date deposited: 24 Jul 2015 10:30
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Author: Ehsan A. Ahmad
Author: Vasiliki Tileli
Author: Denis Kramer
Author: Giuseppe Mallia
Author: Kelsey A. Stoerzinger
Author: Yang Shao-Horn
Author: Anthony R. Kucernak
Author: Nicholas M. Harrison

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