Characterization of an Amorphous Iridium Water-Oxidation Catalyst Electrodeposited from Organometallic Precursors
Blakemore JD, Mara MW, Kushner-Lenhoff MN, Schley ND, Konezny SJ, Rivalta I, Negre CF, Snoeberger RC, Kokhan O, Huang J, Stickrath A, Tran LA, Parr ML, Chen LX, Tiede DM, Batista VS, Crabtree RH, Brudvig GW. Characterization of an Amorphous Iridium Water-Oxidation Catalyst Electrodeposited from Organometallic Precursors. Inorganic Chemistry 2013, 52: 1860-1871. PMID: 23383971, DOI: 10.1021/ic301968j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-energy X-ray scatteringElectrochemical oxidationMolecular precursorsIridium oxideOxide materialsWater oxidation catalysisDensity functional theory modelingX-ray absorption fine structureActive catalyst materialsAmorphous iridium oxidePair distribution function analysisPotential decomposition productsAbsorption fine structureX-ray absorptionWater oxidationDistribution function analysisElemental analysisRobust catalystsCatalyst materialsIR spectroscopyIridium complexesX-ray scatteringOrganometallic precursorsPrecursor complexH bonds