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Investigation of IrO2-SnO2 thin film evolution from aqueous media |
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| Authors: | Lourdes Vázquez-Gómez János Kristóf Ákos Rédey |
| Institution: | a Department of Chemistry, University of Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy b University of Veszprém, Department of Environmental Engineering and Chemical Technology, H-8201 Veszprém, P.O. Box 158, Hungary c University of Veszprém, Department of Analytical Chemistry, H-8201 Veszprém, P.O. Box 158, Hungary |
| Abstract: | The thermal evolution process of IrO2-SnO2/Ti mixed oxide thin films of varying noble metal content has been investigated under in situ conditions by thermogravimetry-mass spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared emission spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The gel-like films prepared from aqueous solutions of the precursor salts Sn(OH)2(CH3COO)2−xClx and H2IrCl6 on titanium metal support were heated in an atmosphere containing 20% O2 and 80% Ar up to 600 °C.The thermal decomposition reactions practically take place in two separate temperature ranges from ambient to about 250 °C and between 300 and 600 °C. In the low temperature range the liberation of solution components and - to a limited extent - an oxidative cracking reaction of the acetate ligand takes place catalyzed by the noble metal. In the high temperature range the evolution of chlorine as well as the decomposition of surface species formed (carbonyls, carboxylates, carbonates) can be observed. The acetate ligand shows extreme high stability and is decomposed in the 400-550 °C range, only.Since the formation and decomposition of the organic surface species can significantly influence the morphology (and thus the electrochemical properties) of the films, the complete understanding of the film evolution process is indispensable to optimize the experimental conditions of electrode preparation. |
| Keywords: | Iridium oxide Tin oxide Electrocatalysis Thin films |
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