<p>Two-step thermochemical cycles offer a clean route for hydrogen and oxygen production but are typically limited to high temperatures exceeding 1500 °C. Lowering operating temperatures would enable the use of alternative heat sources such as industrial waste heat. Here, we report Pr<sub>3</sub>ZrO<sub>8</sub> as a new enabling material for efficient intermediate-temperature redox cycling, with thermal reduction at 900 °C in argon and steam oxidation at 400 °C. Pr<sub>3</sub>ZrO<sub>8</sub> adopts a face-centered cubic structure similar to CeO<sub>2</sub> but exhibits significantly greater oxygen deficiency, achieving average oxygen and hydrogen fluxes of 331.7 and 70.3 µmol·g<sup>-1</sup>, respectively, over ten cycles at 20%H₂O. These values surpass those of leading CeO<sub>2₋δ</sub> and perovskite oxides under comparable or more severe conditions. In-situ neutron and X-ray diffraction determine the phase stability boundaries of Pr<sub>3</sub>ZrO<sub>8</sub>, while density functional theory identifies O-H bond cleavage as the rate-limiting step. These results establish Pr<sub>3</sub>ZrO<sub>8</sub> as a promising material for intermediate-temperature thermochemical oxygen and hydrogen production.</p>

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A new highly oxygen-deficient and cubic Pr3ZrO8-δ for intermediate-temperature thermochemical production of oxygen and hydrogen

  • Jiaxin Lu,
  • Yongliang Zhang,
  • Luhong Chen,
  • Yan Chen,
  • Ke An,
  • Yasser Shoukry,
  • Xinfang Jin,
  • Zhi-Hao Wang,
  • Sai Mu,
  • Xueling Lei,
  • Kevin Huang

摘要

Two-step thermochemical cycles offer a clean route for hydrogen and oxygen production but are typically limited to high temperatures exceeding 1500 °C. Lowering operating temperatures would enable the use of alternative heat sources such as industrial waste heat. Here, we report Pr3ZrO8 as a new enabling material for efficient intermediate-temperature redox cycling, with thermal reduction at 900 °C in argon and steam oxidation at 400 °C. Pr3ZrO8 adopts a face-centered cubic structure similar to CeO2 but exhibits significantly greater oxygen deficiency, achieving average oxygen and hydrogen fluxes of 331.7 and 70.3 µmol·g-1, respectively, over ten cycles at 20%H₂O. These values surpass those of leading CeO2₋δ and perovskite oxides under comparable or more severe conditions. In-situ neutron and X-ray diffraction determine the phase stability boundaries of Pr3ZrO8, while density functional theory identifies O-H bond cleavage as the rate-limiting step. These results establish Pr3ZrO8 as a promising material for intermediate-temperature thermochemical oxygen and hydrogen production.