Tailoring the Electrocatalytic Activity and Corrosion Resistance of CoCrFeNi and MnCrFeNi Thin Films by AnodizationShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Advanced Sustainable Systems, ISSN 2366-7486Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]
Transition metal oxides like Co, Ni, and Mn are promising alternatives to noble metals such as Pt for oxygen electrocatalysis in green energy. Alloying these metals forms multicomponent catalysts with compelling properties. In this study, CoCrFeNi and MnCrFeNi thin films are synthesized using High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) and their catalytic activity for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR), the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER), and corrosion resistance in 1 molar (1 M) potassium hydroxide (KOH) are evaluated. MnCrFeNi films exhibit a fine-grained single face-centered cubic (FCC) phase, while CoCrFeNi films have larger grains and multiple phases. ORR on CoCrFeNi follows a 2+1 electron transfer pathway, producing hydroxide radicals, while MnCrFeNi exhibits a 2-electron pathway, yielding hydrogen peroxide. Anodization reduces the CoCrFeNi overpotential from 0.9 to 0.5 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), comparable to platinum and iridium catalysts (Pt/C, Ir/C). Anodization also shifts CoCrFeNi ORR to a 2-electron pathway. In situ Raman spectroscopy detects no ORR intermediates, but nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH) appears during OER. Substituting Mn for Co increases corrosion resistance by raising the corrosion potential. All films show passive behavior during polarization, demonstrating their potential for corrosion protection and electrocatalysis in green energy applications.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2025.
Keywords [en]
Anodic oxidation; Chromium alloys; Chromium compounds; Cobalt alloys; Corrosion protection; Corrosion resistance; Corrosive effects; Electrolytic reduction; Iridium alloys; Iridium compounds; Manganese alloys; Manganese oxide; Molybdenum alloys; Nickel; Nickel oxide; Oxygen reduction reaction; Palladium; Palladium compounds; Platinum; Platinum compounds; Silver alloys; Tungsten alloys; Tungsten compounds; Anodizations; Bifunctional oxygen catalysts; Green energy; Multicomponent catalyst; Multicomponents; Oxygen reduction reaction; PGM free catalyst; Thin-films; ]+ catalyst; Potassium hydroxide
National Category
Chemical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-78070DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202400797Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85214829209OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-78070DiVA, id: diva2:1946984
Note
This study was performed within the Competence Centre FunMat-II andwas funded by the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA,grant numbers 2022–03071, 2016–05156, 2019–04881). The authors alsoacknowledge the Swedish Government Strategic Research Area in Mate-rials Science on Advanced Functional Materials at Linköping University(Faculty Grant SFO-Mat-LiU No. 2009 00971)
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