Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2022, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 528-539.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.220001

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Progress of In situ Raman Study on the Dynamic Structure Performance Correlation of Water Splitting Catalysts

Hui-Bing TAO1, Zhen TIAN2, Yong XIE2, Yu SUN2, Li WANG1(), Zhuo KANG2(), Yue ZHANG2   

  1. 1.Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology,University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,China
    2.School of Materials Science and Engineering,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology,State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials,University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,China
  • Received:2022-01-04 Accepted:2022-02-21 Published:2022-04-01 Online:2022-04-19
  • Contact: Li WANG,Zhuo KANG
  • Supported by:
    the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFA0703503);the Overseas Expertise Introduction Projects for Discipline Innovation(B14003);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51991340)

Abstract:

Electrolyzing water to hydrogen supported by renewable energy is pivotal for achieving the goal of carbon neutrality and the development of a sustainable society in the future. However, catalytic materials often undergo complex structural evolution during the service process of electrolyzing water, which poses a great challenge to in-depth understand the reaction mechanism of the process of electrolyzing water and precise design of high-efficiency catalytic materials. The real-time monitoring of the dynamic evolution process of the catalytic material structure through in situ electrochemical Raman characterization technology is the key to reveal the dynamic structure-activity correlation of the electrolyzed water material as well as the mechanism of the catalytic reaction. This review introduces the basic principles of in situ electrochemical Raman characterization technology, focusing on the latest developments in the phase structure evolution of catalytic materials, surface active sites and the behavior of interfacial water molecules, and considers the change law between the structure and performance evolution for electrolytic water catalytic materials in service, which provides a technical basis for the accurate construction of dynamic structure-activity correlation in the full life cycle of catalytic materials. Lastly, the problems and challenges of in situ electrochemical Raman characterization technology in the application toward electrolytic water are analyzed and summarized, prospecting the future development of advanced in situ electrochemical Raman technology.

Key words: Water electrolysis materials, In situ electrochemical Raman spectroscopy, Phase structure evolution, Surface active sites, Interface water molecular behavior

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