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Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, Vol.14, No.3, E5-E7, 2011
Multimetallic Electrocatalysts of Pt, Ru, and Ir Supported on Anatase and Rutile TiO2 for Oxygen Evolution in an Acid Environment
Anatase and rutile TiO2 were investigated as stable supports for different multimetallic nanoparticles (i.e., Pt:Ru, Pt:Ir, Pt: Ru:Ir, and Ir:Ru) and tested for activity toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Overall, Ir: Ru had the highest activity toward OER (i.e., current per gram of metal) compared to the other multimetallic combinations studied. This bimetallic supported on anatase TiO2 had a 53% higher current per gram of metal than an unsupported electrocatalyst of the same composition. The higher catalyst utilization of the supported electrocatalysts for OER is consistent with small, well-dispersed nanoparticles, which were observed in high resolution transmission electron microscopy images. (C) 2010 The Electrochemical Society. [DOI: 10.1149/1.3528163] All rights reserved.