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Professor Stephen Skinner

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials

CeresPower/RAEng Research Chair in Electrochemical Devices
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 6782s.skinner

 
 
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206GoldsmithSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Skinner:2017:10.1039/c7ta06817d,
author = {Skinner, SJ and ryan, MP and pramana, S and cavallaro, A and li, C and handoko, A and Chan, KW and walker, RJ and Regoutz, A and herrin, J and Yeo, BS and Payne, DJ and kilner, JA},
doi = {10.1039/c7ta06817d},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry A},
pages = {5335--5345},
title = {Crystal structure and surface characteristics of Sr-doped GdBaCo2O6-δ double perovskites: oxygen evolution reaction and conductivity},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ta06817d},
volume = {6},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - A cheap and direct solution towards engineering better catalysts through identification of novel materials is required for a sustainable energy system. Perovskite oxides have emerged as potential candidates to replace the less economically attractive Pt and IrO2 water splitting catalysts. In this work, excellent electrical conductivity (980 S cm−1) was found for the double perovskite of composition GdBa0.6Sr0.4Co2O6−δ which is consistent with a better oxygen evolution reaction activity with the onset polarisation of 1.51 V with respect to a reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). GdBa1−xSrxCo2O6−δ with increasing Sr content was found to crystallise in the higher symmetry tetragonal P4/mmm space group in comparison with the undoped GdBaCo2O6−δ which is orthorhombic (Pmmm), and yields higher oxygen uptake, accompanied by higher Co oxidation states. This outstanding electrochemical performance is explained by the wider carrier bandwidth, which is a function of Co–O–Co buckling angles and Co–O bond lengths. Furthermore the higher oxygen evolution activity was observed despite the formation of non-lattice oxides (mainly hydroxide species) and enrichment of alkaline earth ions on the surface.
AU  - Skinner,SJ
AU  - ryan,MP
AU  - pramana,S
AU  - cavallaro,A
AU  - li,C
AU  - handoko,A
AU  - Chan,KW
AU  - walker,RJ
AU  - Regoutz,A
AU  - herrin,J
AU  - Yeo,BS
AU  - Payne,DJ
AU  - kilner,JA
DO  - 10.1039/c7ta06817d
EP  - 5345
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 2050-7496
SP  - 5335
TI  - Crystal structure and surface characteristics of Sr-doped GdBaCo2O6-δ double perovskites: oxygen evolution reaction and conductivity
T2  - Journal of Materials Chemistry A
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ta06817d
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/52086
VL  - 6
ER  -
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