In order to examine the relationship between the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity of
a fuel cell catalyst and its structure and/or electronic state, carbon-supported Pt and Pt alloys …

To reveal the origin of the difference between the Pt–Pt bond distance in Au (core)–Pt (shell)-
type (PtAu) nanoparticles and that in a Pt overlayer on Au (111), alloy-type PtAu …

We investigated the microstructures of Au-deposited PtCo@ Pt core-shell nanoparticles
(NPs) and discussed enhancement of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) properties by Au …

The stoichiometry and reaction mechanism of Pt deposition via surface limited redox
replacement (SLRR) of Cu underpotential-deposited (UPD) monolayer on Au (111) was …

Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) is a powerful tool to determine the local
structure in Pt nanoparticles (NP) on carbon supports, active catalysts for fuel cells. Highly …

Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) plays an important role in the surface
science and nanotechnology to characterize the non-crystalline materials using the curve …

We studied the initial stage of a Pt monolayer produced by surface-limited redox
replacement (SLRR) using polarization-dependent total reflection fluorescence X-ray …

Ion irradiation is well-known as a versatile tool for manipulating the physical, chemical and
magnetic properties of carbon materials. Recently, the ion-beam-induced defects in carbon …

A bent crystal Laue analyser (BCLA) is an X-ray energy analyser used for fluorescence X-
ray absorption fine-structure (XAFS) spectroscopy to separate the fluorescence X-ray …

The present chapter provides a brief overview of electrochemical cells for in situ X-ray
absorption (XAS) studies, together with the advantages and disadvantages of the existing …