Progress in the design of oxygen evolution catalysts for water electrolysis driven by simulation and data
- Corresponding author: Ziqi TIAN, tianziqi@nimte.ac.cn
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Haoyun SHENG, Jiejie LI, Ziqi TIAN. Progress in the design of oxygen evolution catalysts for water electrolysis driven by simulation and data[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
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The workflow comprises three key phases: multimodal data acquisition and feature engineering (Phase Ⅰ), construction of diverse machine learning engines (Phase Ⅱ), and targeted screening and design for specific systems such as noble metal oxides, complex materials, and high-entropy alloys and oxide derivatives (Phase Ⅲ).
This panel displays the schematic models of doping sites (#1-#6) and the atomic dissolution process in H2SO4 solution, alongside a comparison of dissolution energy barriers for various dopants (M=Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and pristine Ru). Solid and dotted lines track the dissolution pathways for different sites, quantifying the kinetic barriers and revealing Zn-doping as the most effective strategy for suppressing Ru dissolution.
The dual-cycle automated process integrates material preparation, catalyst production, performance characterization and formula optimization in the following steps, as labelled. Step 1: Analyse the precise composition of Martian ores by LIBS. Step 2: Generate polymetallic catalyst structures by classical MD simulations. Step 3: Calculate the OER activities of the structures using DFT. Step 4: Build an NN model using simulation data. Step 5: Re-train the NN model using robotic experimental data. Step 6: Fine tune the parameters in the NN model to predict experimental overpotential with confidence level over 0.95. Step 7: Screen for the optimum formula using Bayesian optimization algorithms. Step 8: Predict the optimal synthetic formula with the lowest OER overpotential using available Martian ores. Step 9: Validate the OER performance of the catalyst prepared with predicted formula (arrow pointing back to 'Martian Ore' box for feedstocks configuration).