DOI: 10.1126/science.1233638. Photochemical Route for Accessing Amorphous Metal Oxide Materials for Water Oxidation Catalysis

Photochemical Route for Accessing Amorphous Metal Oxide Materials for Water Oxidation Catalysis

10.1126/science.1233638

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Abstract

Amorphous and More Active The electrochemical generation of hydrogen from water could help in the storage of energy generated by renewable resources at off-peak times. However, catalysts for the slow step of this reaction, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), are based on oxides of noble metals (iridium and ruthenium) that have limited abundance. A strategy for improving the performance of earth-abundant elements is to explore mixed-metal oxides and to prepare these as amorphous phases. Smith et al. (p. 60 , published online 28 March) developed a general method for preparing amorphous oxides, based on photodecomposition of organometallic precursors. Amorphous mixed-metal oxides of iron, nickel, and cobalt were more active than comparable crystalline materials and provided OER performance comparable to noble metal oxides.

Bibliography

Smith, R. D. L., PrÃ©vot, M. S., Fagan, R. D., Zhang, Z., Sedach, P. A., Siu, M. K. J., Trudel, S., & Berlinguette, C. P. (2013). Photochemical Route for Accessing Amorphous Metal Oxide Materials for Water Oxidation Catalysis. Science, 340(6128), 60â63.

Authors 8

Rodney D. L. Smith (first)
Mathieu S. Prévot (additional)
Randal D. Fagan (additional)
Zhipan Zhang (additional)
Pavel A. Sedach (additional)
Man Kit Jack Siu (additional)
Simon Trudel (additional)
Curtis P. Berlinguette (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	12 years, 4 months ago (March 29, 2013, 12:54 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 10, 2024, 9:43 a.m.)
Indexed	1 day, 10 hours ago (Aug. 23, 2025, 9:10 p.m.)
Issued	12 years, 4 months ago (April 5, 2013)
Published	12 years, 4 months ago (April 5, 2013)
Published Print	12 years, 4 months ago (April 5, 2013)

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BibTeX

@article{Smith_2013, title={Photochemical Route for Accessing Amorphous Metal Oxide Materials for Water Oxidation Catalysis}, volume={340}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1233638}, DOI={10.1126/science.1233638}, number={6128}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Smith, Rodney D. L. and Prévot, Mathieu S. and Fagan, Randal D. and Zhang, Zhipan and Sedach, Pavel A. and Siu, Man Kit Jack and Trudel, Simon and Berlinguette, Curtis P.}, year={2013}, month=apr, pages={60–63} }

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