The invention discloses an
iridium oxide catalyst with a dendritic pore structure, a preparation method and application of the
iridium oxide catalyst in a
proton exchange membrane water
electrolysis technology, and belongs to the technical field of water
electrolysis. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving an
iridium source in water, adding a mixed template agent, dissolving, adding a pore-enlarging agent, and uniformly mixing to obtain a uniform
emulsion; and adding an initiator for reaction, after the reaction is finished, centrifugally cleaning for 3-5 times by using a
mixed solution of water and absolute ethyl
alcohol in a volume ratio of 1: 1, washing off the template agent, and
drying to obtain the
iridium oxide catalyst with the dendritic pore structure. Compared with commercial
iridium oxide catalyst nanoparticles, the
iridium oxide catalyst with the dendritic pore structure prepared by the invention provides more active sites, and meanwhile, the
mass transmission capability of the catalyst is remarkably improved due to the abundant pore structure, and the
diffusion limitation existing in a non-porous material is overcome; therefore, the catalyst shows relatively
high activity and stability in PEM electrolyzed water
oxygen evolution reaction under low iridium loading, and efficient
oxygen evolution catalytic reaction is realized.