基于界面工程的自支撑催化电极用于电解水制氢

doi:10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2022.0195

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

氢能作为战略性产业，是未来国家能源体系的重要组成部分，为终端用户提供绿色低碳的能源载体。利用电解水制氢过程，有利于消纳大规模可再生清洁能源，促进国家能源结构调整。为了满足大规模、高效率、长寿命的电解水装备需求，亟需将界面工程原理与宏量放大工艺相结合，推动纳米技术走向产业化。本综述归纳界面工程研究现状，针对自支撑催化电极应用，以增强电极的稳定性与电催化活性为目标，重点介绍自支撑催化电极的微观结构调控方法，阐明3种催化界面（催化剂-基底界面、催化剂内部界面、催化电极-电解液界面）的调控策略，以及工程放大与宏量制备技术。在此基础上，指明高性能、高稳定的自支撑催化电极未来的研究方向。

关键词: 氧析出反应, 氢析出反应, 界面工程, 电催化剂, 电解水制氢

Abstract:

Hydrogen energy, as a strategic emerging industry, is an essential part of the future national energy system and decarbonization energy carrier for end users. Hydrogen generation via water electrolysis benefits large-scale renewable energy consumption and the national energy structure transformation. To fulfill the need for large-scale, highly efficient, and long-life water electrolyzers, integrating interfacial engineering concepts and manufacturing methods to enhance nanotechnology industrialization is crucial. Based on interfacial engineering principles, this review summarizes recent progress on self-supported electrodes, with a focus on improving the stability of the electrode structure and electrocatalytic activity, and examines the influence of microstructure on catalytic performance, particularly at three key interfaces (catalytic sites/substrate interface, interface among catalysts, and electrode/electrolyte interface). Moreover, we discuss strategies for developing self-supported catalytic electrodes with high activity and stability.

Key words: oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), interfacial engineering, electrocatalysts, water electrolysis

中图分类号:

O 643.36

王培灿, 万磊, 徐子昂, 许琴, 庞茂斌, 陈金勋, 王保国. 基于界面工程的自支撑催化电极用于电解水制氢[J]. 储能科学与技术, 2022, 11(6): 1934-1946.

WANG Peican, WAN Lei, XU Ziang, XU Qin, PANG Maobin, CHEN Jinxun, WANG Baoguo. Interface engineering of self-supported electrode for electrochemical water splitting[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2022, 11(6): 1934-1946.

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