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Abstract
Enhancement of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity is an important subject for the development of fuel cells. In this study, we prepared the n(111)-(111) series of Pt3Co single crystal electrodes using an induction heating furnace and investigated the ORR in 0.1 M HClO4 using the rotation disk electrode (RDE). The specific activity of the ORR (jk) increased monotonously with increasing terrace width n on the n(111)-(111) series of Pt3Co, showing the highest activity on Pt3Co(111). The value of jk of Pt3Co(111) was 59-fold higher than that of Pt(111) at 0.95 V(RHE). This trend was different from those of the same series of Pt, Pt3Co, and Pt3Ni reported previously. Furthermore, the ORR activity was improved on all electrodes by adding melamine to the electrolytic solution. Melamine was preferentially adsorbed at the terrace edge. Pt3Co(553) n = 5 showed the highest activity. The values of jk at 0.95 V(RHE) were 23- and 3.3-fold higher than those of Pt(553) n = 5 and Pt3Co(553) n = 5 without melamine modification, respectively. The durability of Pt3Co(553) n = 5 with melamine was improved 8.0-fold.
提高氧还原反应(ORR)活性是燃料电池发展的一个重要课题。本研究采用感应加热炉制备了n(111)-(111)系列Pt3Co单晶电极,并采用旋转圆盘电极(RDE)研究了0.1 M HClO4中的ORR。在Pt3Co的n(111)-(111)系列上,ORR (jk)的比活性随着梯田宽度n的增加而单调增加,其中以Pt3Co(111)的活性最高。在0.95 V(RHE)下,Pt3Co(111)的jk值比Pt(111)高59倍。这种趋势与之前报道的相同系列的Pt, Pt3Co和Pt3Ni不同。此外,在电解溶液中加入三聚氰胺可以提高所有电极上的ORR活性。三聚氰胺优先吸附在台阶边缘。Pt3Co(553) n = 5活性最高。与未经三聚氰胺改性的Pt(553) n = 5和Pt3Co(553) n = 5相比,在0.95 V(RHE)下的jk值分别高出23倍和3.3倍。加入三聚氰胺后,Pt3Co(553) n = 5的耐久性提高了8.0倍。图形抽象
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