This paper describes the effect of the composition of the oxide films on the properties of electrodes Ti/M<sub>x</sub>Ti<sub>y</sub>Sn<sub>z</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (M = Ir o...This paper describes the effect of the composition of the oxide films on the properties of electrodes Ti/M<sub>x</sub>Ti<sub>y</sub>Sn<sub>z</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (M = Ir or Ru) prepared by the polymeric precursor method. XRD studies showed that the anodes are formed by solid solutions. The electrodes containing IrO<sub>2</sub> exhibit lower activity for the oxygen evolution reaction. The doping of the electrode surface with SnO<sub>2</sub> improves the catalytic properties of the anodes. However, it should be held in appropriate compositions, because the change in the atomic ratio of this element shows a marked effect on the stability of the oxides. Electrode Ti/Ir<sub>0.2</sub>Ti<sub>0.3</sub>Sn<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>2</sub> has lower lifetime, i.e. 6 hours. The 20% decrease in the stoichiometric amount of SnO<sub>2</sub> increases the time to a value above 70 hours, as observed for Ti/Ir<sub>0.3</sub>Ti<sub>0.4</sub>Sn<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Electrode Ti/Ru<sub>0.3</sub>Ti<sub>0.4</sub>Sn<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>2</sub> shows lifetime of 11 hours;therefore IrO<sub>2</sub> is more stable than RuO<sub>2</sub> under the conditions investigated. These results suggest that electrode Ti/Ir<sub>0.3</sub>Ti<sub>0.4</sub>Sn<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>2</sub> is promising for different applications, such as water electrolysis, capacitors and organic electrosynthesis.展开更多
文摘This paper describes the effect of the composition of the oxide films on the properties of electrodes Ti/M<sub>x</sub>Ti<sub>y</sub>Sn<sub>z</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (M = Ir or Ru) prepared by the polymeric precursor method. XRD studies showed that the anodes are formed by solid solutions. The electrodes containing IrO<sub>2</sub> exhibit lower activity for the oxygen evolution reaction. The doping of the electrode surface with SnO<sub>2</sub> improves the catalytic properties of the anodes. However, it should be held in appropriate compositions, because the change in the atomic ratio of this element shows a marked effect on the stability of the oxides. Electrode Ti/Ir<sub>0.2</sub>Ti<sub>0.3</sub>Sn<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>2</sub> has lower lifetime, i.e. 6 hours. The 20% decrease in the stoichiometric amount of SnO<sub>2</sub> increases the time to a value above 70 hours, as observed for Ti/Ir<sub>0.3</sub>Ti<sub>0.4</sub>Sn<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Electrode Ti/Ru<sub>0.3</sub>Ti<sub>0.4</sub>Sn<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>2</sub> shows lifetime of 11 hours;therefore IrO<sub>2</sub> is more stable than RuO<sub>2</sub> under the conditions investigated. These results suggest that electrode Ti/Ir<sub>0.3</sub>Ti<sub>0.4</sub>Sn<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>2</sub> is promising for different applications, such as water electrolysis, capacitors and organic electrosynthesis.
