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The corrosive anions (e.g., Cl) have been recognized as the origins to cause severe corrosion of anode during seawater electrolysis, while in experiments it is found that natural seawater (~0.41 M Cl) is usually more corrosive than simulated seawater (~0.5 M Cl). Here we elucidate that besides Cl, Br in seawater is even more harmful to Ni-based anodes because of the inferior corrosion resistance and faster corrosion kinetics in bromide than in chloride. Experimental and simulated results reveal that Cl corrodes locally to form narrow-deep pits while Br etches extensively to generate shallow-wide pits, which can be attributed to the fast diffusion kinetics of Cl and the lower reaction energy of Br in the passivation layer. Additionally, for the Ni-based electrodes with catalysts (e.g., NiFe-LDH) loading on the surface, Br causes extensive spalling of the catalyst layer, resulting in rapid performance degradation. This work clearly points out that, in addition to anti-Cl corrosion, designing anti-Br corrosion anodes is even more crucial for future application of seawater electrolysis.
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