Reactivity of Perovskites with Water: Role of Hydroxylation in Wetting and Implications for Oxygen Electrocatalysis | Zendy

Kelsey A. Stoerzinger | Zendy; Wesley T. Hong | Zendy; Gisele Azimi | Zendy; Livia Giordano | Zendy; YuehLin Lee | Zendy; Ethan J. Crumlin | Zendy; Michael D. Biegalski | Zendy; Hendrik Bluhm | Zendy; Kripa K. Varanasi | Zendy; Yang ShaoHorn | Zendy

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Reactivity of Perovskites with Water: Role of Hydroxylation in Wetting and Implications for Oxygen Electrocatalysis

Author(s) -

Kelsey A. Stoerzinger,

Wesley T. Hong,

Gisele Azimi,

Livia Giordano,

YuehLin Lee,

Ethan J. Crumlin,

Michael D. Biegalski,

Hendrik Bluhm,

Kripa K. Varanasi,

Yang ShaoHorn

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of physical chemistry c

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1932-7455

pISSN - 1932-7447

DOI - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b06621

Subject(s) - wetting , catalysis , hydroxylation , electrocatalyst , chemistry , reactivity (psychology) , oxygen , inorganic chemistry , oxide , perovskite (structure) , adsorption , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , aqueous solution , photochemistry , contact angle , chemical engineering , electrochemistry , organic chemistry , electrode , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering , enzyme

Oxides are instrumental to applications such as catalysis, sensing, and wetting, where the reactivity with water can greatly influence their functionalities. We find that the coverage of hydroxyls (*OH) measured at fixed relative humidity trends with the electron-donor (basic) character of wetted perovskite oxide surfaces. Using ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, we report that the affinity toward hydroxylation, coincident with strong adsorption energies calculated for dissociated water and hydroxyl groups, leads to strong H bonding that is favorable for wetting while detrimental to catalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Our findings provide novel insights into the coupling between wetting and catalytic activity and suggest that catalyst hydrophobicity should be considered in aqueous oxygen electrocatalysis.National Science Foundation (U.S.). Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (Program) (Award DMR-0819762)National Science Foundation (U.S.). Graduate Research Fellowship (Grant DGE-1122374)National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Career Award (0952564

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