Efficient Noble-Metal-Free Integration Electrolysis for Solar H 2 and Supercapacitor Electrode Coproduction in Acidic Water

Solar driven proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is of great promise for stable and high-purity H production, but often limited by the serious partial loading issue due to the intermittent nature of solar energy, the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the usage...

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Published in:ChemSusChem 2024-04, Vol.17 (7), p.e202301213
Main Authors: Zhu, Zhiwei, Zhao, Xin, Xia, Bao Yu, You, Bo
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Language:English
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Summary:Solar driven proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is of great promise for stable and high-purity H production, but often limited by the serious partial loading issue due to the intermittent nature of solar energy, the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the usage of noble metal-based anodes (e. g., Pt, Ir, and Ru). Herein, we report an efficient integrated water electrolysis by replacing OER with favorable pyrrole electrooxidation polymerization for H generation in acidic solutions, wherein nonprecious Co P and carbon cloth (CC) served as cathode and anode, respectively. A voltage of only 1.0 V was needed to afford 10 mA cm , 590 mV smaller than that in traditional PEMWE based on noble Pt/C@RuO benchmark couple. Moreover, simple carbonization of the resulting polypyrrole/CC at anode yielded a supercapacitor electrode with a high specific capacitance of 290 F g at 1 A g and robust stability, which then functioned as energy reservoir to alleviate the partial loading issue for coproduction of solar H and supercapacitor electrode.
ISSN:1864-5631
1864-564X
DOI:10.1002/cssc.202301213