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A Co-Doping Materials Design Strategy for Selective Ozone Electrocatalysts
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A Co-Doping Materials Design Strategy for Selective Ozone Electrocatalysts

Maureen H Tang
The journal of physical chemistry letters, v 15(28), pp 7351-7356
11 Jul 2024
PMID: 38990156
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01150View
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Abstract

Physical Insights into Chemistry, Catalysis, and Interfaces
Catalysts for electrochemical ozone production (EOP) face inherent selectivity challenges stemming from thermodynamic constraints. This work establishes a design strategy for minimizing these limitations and inducing EOP activity in tin oxide, which is an intrinsically EOP-inactive material. We propose that selective ozone production using tin oxide catalysts can be broadly achieved by co-doping with two elements: first, n-type dopants to enhance electrical conductivity, and second, transition metal dopants that leach and homogeneously generate essential hydroperoxyl radical intermediates. Synthesizing tantalum, antimony, and tungsten n-type dopants with nickel, cobalt, and iron as transition metal dopants confirms that properly co-doping tin oxide yields EOP-active catalysts. This study offers a robust framework for advancing EOP catalyst design and serves as a case study for the application of fundamental co-catalysis and solid-state physics principles to induce catalytic activity in inert materials.

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Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
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