Pt−Ag Catalysts as Cathode Material for Oxygen-Depolarized Electrodes in Hydrochloric Acid Electrolysis

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• 作者：Artjom Maljusch ; Tharamani Chikka Nagaiah ; Stefanie Schwamborn ; Michael Bron ; Wolfgang Schuhmann
• 刊名：Analytical Chemistry
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：March 1, 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：82
• 期：5
• 页码：1890-1896
• 全文大小：293K
• 年卷期：v.82,no.5(March 1, 2010)
• ISSN：1520-6882

文摘

Pt−Ag nanoparticles were prepared on a glassy carbon (GC) surface by pulsed electrodeposition and tested using cyclic voltammetry and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) with respect to their possible use as catalyst material for oxygen reduction in 400 mM HCl solution. For comparison, a Pt catalyst was investigated under similar conditions. The redox competition mode of scanning electrochemical microscopy (RC-SECM) was adapted to the specific conditions caused by the presence of Cl⁻ ions and used to visualize the local catalytic activity of the Pt−Ag deposits. Similarly prepared Pt deposits were shown to dissolve underneath the SECM tip. Pt−Ag composites showed improved long-term stability toward oxygen reduction as compared with Pt even under multiple switching off to open-circuit potential in 400 mM HCl.