Retuerto, MariaPascual, LauraTorrero, JorgeSalam, Mohamed AbdelTolosana-Moranchel, AlvaroGianolio, DiegoFerrer, PilarKayser González, PaulaWilke, VincentStiber, SvenjaCelorrio, VerónicaMokthar, MohamedGarcia-Sanchez, DanielGago, Aldo SaulFriedrich, Kaspar AndreasPeña, Miguel AntonioAlonso, Jose AntonioRojas, Sergio2024-01-112024-01-112022Retuerto, M., Pascual, L., Torrero, J. et al. Highly active and stable OER electrocatalysts derived from Sr2MIrO6 for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers. Nat Commun 13, 7935 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35631-5https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92537Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis is a promising technology to produce green hydrogen from renewables, as it can efficiently achieve high current densities. Lowering iridium amount in oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts is critical for achieving cost-effective production of green hydrogen. In this work, we develop catalysts from Ir double perovskites. Sr2CaIrO6 achieves 10 mA cm−2 at only 1.48 V. The surface of the perovskite reconstructs when immersed in an acidic electrolyte and during the first catalytic cycles, resulting in a stable surface conformed by short-range order edge-sharing IrO6 octahedra arranged in an open structure responsible for the high performance. A proton exchange membrane water electrolysis cell is developed with Sr2CaIrO6 as anode and low Ir loading (0.4 mgIr cm−2). The cell achieves 2.40 V at 6 A cm−2 (overload) and no loss in performance at a constant 2 A cm−2 (nominal load). Thus, reducing Ir use without compromising efficiency and lifetime.engjournal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35631-5open access546CalciumManganeseZincCiencias23 Química