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This article examines recent developments in oxygen evolution reaction (OER) anodes for water electrolysis, focusing on the gap between laboratory research and practical industrial deployment. The authors analyze key challenges including catalyst stability, scalability, and performance degradation under realistic operating conditions. They provide perspectives on material design strategies, engineering approaches, and benchmarking standards needed to advance OER catalysts from fundamental research to commercial water splitting technologies.
Why it matters
Efficient water electrolysis is critical for green hydrogen production, which could enable large-scale energy storage and decarbonization of industrial processes. Overcoming the limitations of current oxygen evolution anodes would significantly reduce the energy costs and improve the economic viability of hydrogen as a clean fuel alternative.
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