ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Characterisation of Protons in Pyrochlore Electrocatalysts

Abstract: This proposal is about understanding the atomic-scale structure of complex oxides that contain water or protons and that are used as electrocatalyts for water splitting. Such materials are are highly sought after to meet the demands of energy applications, such as in electrolysers for hydrogen and oxygen production for clean fuels. We are exploring the formation of new oxides to optimise activity, in particular by hydrothermal synthesis, which allows a variety of metals to be included in nanocrystalline oxides that can be made into robust catalysts. To understand why some materials are better than others, we need to build up a comprehensive picture of their structures and to relate this to their synthesis conditions and electrocatalytic activity. The question to address here is the nature of protonic species in the oxides: this we will investigate by inelastic neutron scattering.

Principal Investigator: Professor Richard Walton
Experimenter: Mr Enrico Petrucco
Experimenter: Mrs Lucy McLeod
Local Contact: Professor Stewart Parker
Experimenter: Mr Daniel Cook
Experimenter: Dr David Burnett

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1620130

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1620130

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
Select the data format above to find out more about it.

Data Citation

The recommended format for citing this dataset in a research publication is as:
[author], [date], [title], [publisher], [doi]

For Example:
Professor Richard Walton et al; (2017): Characterisation of Protons in Pyrochlore Electrocatalysts, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1620130

Data is released under the CC-BY-4.0 license.