TY - JOUR A1 - Kazamer, Norbert A1 - Tack, Meike A1 - Spree, Mathias A1 - Underberg, Martin A1 - Rost, Ulrich A1 - Reichenberger, Sven A1 - Cieluch, Maximilian A1 - Salih, Haujin A1 - Wirkert, Florian A1 - Böhm, Leonard A1 - Roth, Jeffrey A1 - Nallathambi, Varatharaja A1 - Gault, Baptiste A1 - Baer, Christoph A1 - Orend, Kerstin A1 - Barcikowski, Stephan A1 - Hülser, Tim A1 - Brodmann, Michael T1 - Ultrasonically Deposited Boron-Doped Silicon Decorated with Laser-Generated Iridium Nanoparticles as Manufacturing Approach for OER Electrodes in PEM Water Electrolysis T2 - Advanced Materials Interfaces N2 - The study introduces flexible and scalable manufacturing approach for electrodes utilizing boron-doped silicon as conductive support for iridium nanoparticles, addressing the challenges of cost and scarcity associated with noble catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Colloidal Ir nanoparticles are synthesized via pulsed-laser ablation (≈4–7 nm) and decorated on B-doped Si (≈100 nm) through electrostatic adsorption. Titanium substrates are ultrasonically sprayed with Si:B – Ir and Ir nanoparticles with very low iridium loading of 12 wt.%. Crystalline Ir phases (Ir(111), Ir(200)) are observed and known to enhance the OER mechanism. Additionally, atom probe tomography confirms that the Si support particles contained 0.03-0.5 at.% of boron throughout the entire particle, while electrical permittivity and through-plane measurements reveal a positive impact of B-doped Si on the electrical conductivity of the nanocatalysts and of the ultralow-loaded catalyst coated Ti substrates (0.12 mgIr cm−2), respectively. Rotating disk electrode results show pronounced oxidation peaks for decorated Ir nanoparticles. The Si:B-Ir 4 nm catalyst exhibits the highest turnover frequency (2.62 s−1) and a competitive electrochemical surface area (25 m2 gIr−1) compared to Si:B-Ir 7 nm (0.96 s−1; 37.5 m2 gIr−1) and Ir black (0.24 s−1; 5 m2 gIr−1). The overall analysis of the parameters highlights a performant catalytic efficiency, through balancing activity and reaction kinetics effectively. KW - PEM Water Electrolysis KW - OER Electrodes Y1 - 2025 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-w-hs/frontdoor/index/index/docId/4688 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1010-opus4-46883 VL - 2025 IS - Volume 12, Issue 8 PB - Wiley ER -