Abstract
AbstractAn iridium oxide nanoparticle electrocatalyst under oxygen evolution reaction conditions was probed in situ by ambient‐pressure X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Under OER conditions, iridium undergoes a change in oxidation state from IrIV to IrV that takes place predominantly at the surface of the catalyst. The chemical change in iridium is coupled to a decrease in surface hydroxide, providing experimental evidence which strongly suggests that the oxygen evolution reaction on iridium oxide occurs through an OOH‐mediated deprotonation mechanism.
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