Journal article
Identical locations transmission electron microscopy study of Pt/C electrocatalyst degradation during oxygen reduction reaction
The degradation mechanisms of Pt nanoparticles supported on Carbon have been characterized during oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) conditions using IL-TEM. A TEM grid is used as the sole working electrode allowing a direct correlation between the electrochemical response and the TEM analysis. We mainly observe a decrease in nanoparticle size with some particle disappearance and some particle sintering after potential cycling simulating the start-up and shut-down of a fuel cell.
The observation of nanoparticles with reduced particle size provides evidence that dissolution phenomena are the main cause of degradation in Pt/C electrocatalysts, under ORR conditions. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 6085-6091 |
ISSN: | 18732755 and 03787753 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.03.064 |
ORCIDs: | Stephens, Ifan and Chorkendorff, Ib |