Abstract
Silver-based catalysts with an adjustable structure are promising as efficient oxygen evolution catalysts. Four types of silver-oxide (AgO) morphologies were obtained by potentiostatic deposition in situ in organic carboxylate by altering the amount of ammonia as the complexing agent. AgO films can be used in the oxygen-evolution reaction; AgO that is formed by using potassium acetate that contains 1.32 mM ammonia as an electrolyte exhibits preferable performance. Catalyzed water oxidation occurs in 0.1 mol/L potassium phosphate solution (pH 12.3) with an average activity of 3.5 mA/cm2, and persists for at least 10 h at 2.03 V (vs. Reversible Hydrogen Electrode, RHE). Overpotential is 438 mV at a current density of 1 mA/cm2. The Faradaic efficiency is 94.4%. Samples were well characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
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