Substrate-adaptive sacrificial corrosion strategy enables 700 mV oxygen evolution window for enhanced seawater electrolysis.

Xu Zhang, Li Tong, Quanbin Huang, Xiao Liang, Xiahui Shi, Xinyu Bai, Cai-Zhuang Wang, Yipu Liu, Shiwei Lin, Xiaoxin Zou

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Substrate-adaptive sacrificial corrosion strategy enables 700 mV oxygen evolution window for enhanced seawater electrolysis.Nature communications · 2025
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Xu Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China.

Li Tong *State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China.

Quanbin HuangState Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China.

Xiao LiangState Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-8068-4109

Xiahui ShiState Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China.

Xinyu BaiState Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China.

Cai-Zhuang WangDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.

Yipu LiuState Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China. liuyp@hainanu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0265-1491

Shiwei LinState Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China. linsw@hainanu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-8182

Xiaoxin ZouState Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China. xxzou@jlu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4143-9274

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22369003

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Abstract

Seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production offers a sustainable solution to the energy crisis and freshwater scarcity. The presence of chloride ions triggers competitive chlorine oxidation at the anode, which rivals the oxygen evolution reaction and leads to pronounced reductions in overall efficiency and long-term stability. This challenge underscores the urgent need for highly efficient, durable, and scalable anode materials to accelerate the transition of seawater electrolysis from laboratory research to industrial application. In this work, we introduce a substrate-adaptive sacrificial corrosion strategy that enables the universal growth of highly active corrosion products on a wide range of conductive substrates, notably including stainless steel. The optimized electrode achieves an overpotential of 182 mV at 10 mA/cm

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PMID41390779

DOI10.1038/s41467-025-67439-4

PMCPMC12820074

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