Electrochemical stability and postmortem studies of Pt/SiC catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

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  • Serban Nicolae Stamatin
  • József Spéder
  • Rajnish Dhiman
  • Arenz, Matthias
  • Eivind Morten Skou

In the presented work, the electrochemical stability of platinized silicon carbide is studied. Postmortem transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to document the change in the morphology and structure upon potential cycling of Pt/SiC catalysts. Two different potential cycle aging tests were used in order to accelerate the support corrosion, simulating start-up/shutdown and load cycling. On the basis of the results, we draw two main conclusions. First, platinized silicon carbide exhibits improved electrochemical stability over platinized active carbons. Second, silicon carbide undergoes at least mild oxidation if not even silicon leaching.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftA C S Applied Materials and Interfaces
Vol/bind7
Udgave nummer11
Sider (fra-til)6153-6161
Antal sider9
ISSN1944-8244
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2015

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