scholarly journals Role of Cerium Oxide in the Enhancement of Activity for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Pt–CeOx Nanocomposite Electrocatalyst - An in Situ Electrochemical X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 116 (18) ◽  
pp. 10098-10102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Masuda ◽  
Hitoshi Fukumitsu ◽  
Keisuke Fugane ◽  
Hirotaka Togasaki ◽  
Daiju Matsumura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fine Structure ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Cerium Oxide ◽  
Structure Study ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Absorption

scholarly journals In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Disentangles the Roles of Copper and Silver in a Bimetallic Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1819-1827
Author(s):  
Brenna M. Gibbons ◽  
Melissa Wette ◽  
Michaela Burke Stevens ◽  
Ryan C. Davis ◽  
Samira Siahrostami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Bimetallic Catalyst ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Absorption

scholarly journals Unveiling the Degradation Nature of Pt/NbOx/C Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction via in situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ershuai Liu ◽  
Qingying Jia ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
Kai Sun ◽  
Li Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Orr Activity ◽  
X Ray Absorption

Among various metal nanoparticles supported on metal oxide (MMO) catalysts, the Pt/NbOx/C system has promising oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity as cathode for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Herein, we study a series of Pt/NbOx/C catalysts with tunable structural and electronic properties via physical vapor deposition and unravel the nature of metal and metal oxide interaction (MMOI) by characterizing this system under reactive conditions. By conducting in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) experiments, we demonstrate the Pt preferably interacts with O but not Nb in the Pt/NbOx/C system and such Pt-O interaction benefits the ORR activity via electronic effect rather than strain effect. We also provide clear evidence for the formation of metallic Nb phase at the early stage of PEMFC operation and identify severe particle growth of Pt after long-term PEMFC operation. These findings deepen our understanding of the degradation mechanism of MMO catalysts during long-term PEMFC operation.

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