Evaluation of chemically synthesis TNT as a support for OER

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis devices provide several advantages over traditional techniques, including higher energy efficiency, more compact design, and superior output rates. In these systems, the anode usually exhibits the largest overpotential at average operational current densities. The commercialization of acidic proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE) is severely hampered by the high cost and restricted availability of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst[1]. Many approaches have been developed to address these problems, such as alloying and altering the electrocatalyst loading on electrodes One of the solutions to increase the use of precious metal iridium as a catalyst is to use a support to distribute well dispersed iridium nanoparticles. The hydrothermal method is used for the synthesis of titanium oxide nanotubes, which is a simple and complete synthesis method with low cost[2]. After the substrate and catalyst are created, the structure is assessed using a variety of methods, and the catalyst s activity, stability, and volumetric density in the three-electrode system are also investigated[3].