PEFC catalyst layer: Recent advances in materials, microstructural characterization, and modeling

K Karan - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
The cost, performance, and durability of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) are strongly
linked to its catalyst layer. In this review, the state of the art of the three Ms—Materials …

[HTML][HTML] Intermediate stages of electrochemical oxidation of single-crystalline platinum revealed by in situ Raman spectroscopy

YF Huang, PJ Kooyman, MTM Koper - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Understanding the atomistic details of how platinum surfaces are oxidized under
electrochemical conditions is of importance for many electrochemical devices such as fuel …

Co (II)-porphyrin-decorated carbon nanotubes as catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions: an approach for fuel cell improvement

PK Sonkar, K Prakash, M Yadav, V Ganesan… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of high-performance and cost-effective catalysts for the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) is essential for the advancement of fuel cells. In this work, three different …

Effect of pH and water structure on the oxygen reduction reaction on platinum electrodes

V Briega-Martos, E Herrero, JM Feliu - Electrochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at different pH values has been studied at platinum
single crystal electrodes using the hanging meniscus rotating disk electrode (HMRDE) …

Oxygen reduction at platinum electrodes: The interplay between surface and surroundings properties

AM Gomez-Marin, JM Feliu - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, recent progress in the understanding of the mechanism of the oxygen reduction
reaction at Pt surfaces is shortly reviewed. Specifically, the presence of a soluble and short …

Microkinetic modeling in electrocatalysis: Applications, limitations, and recommendations for reliable mechanistic insights

A Baz, ST Dix, A Holewinski, S Linic - Journal of Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
The critical challenge for fundamental research in heterogeneous catalysis and
electrocatalysis is to 2 discover atomistic-scale phenomena (eg elementary step …

Using Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi relations to predict electrode potential-dependent activation energies

SA Akhade, RM Nidzyn, G Rostamikia, MJ Janik - Catalysis Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Various elementary (de-) hydrogenation reactions at transition metal surfaces in
heterogeneous catalysis have shown a linear Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi relation (BEP) …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption processes on a Pd monolayer-modified Pt (111) electrode

X Chen, LP Granda-Marulanda, IT McCrum… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Specific adsorption of anions is an important aspect in surface electrochemistry for its
influence on reaction kinetics in either a promoted or inhibited fashion. Perchloric acid is …

Is water activity the elephant in the room?

F Marken - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
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In-operando surface-sensitive probing of electrochemical reactions on nanoparticle electrocatalysts: Spectroscopic characterization of reaction intermediates and …

ST Dix, S Linic - Journal of Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper we present an in-operando spectroscopic study of the reaction intermediates
involved in ORR on electrified Pt nanoparticle electrocatalysts. To accomplish this, we have …