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Microemulsion Preparation And Electrochemical Characterization Of Pt/C,Ptir/C Electrocatalysts, Ya-Ping Zeng, Sheng Sui Nov 2011

Microemulsion Preparation And Electrochemical Characterization Of Pt/C,Ptir/C Electrocatalysts, Ya-Ping Zeng, Sheng Sui

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Pt/C electrocatalysts were prepared by three different systems and the PtIr/C electrocatalysts were prepared with four different Ir contents. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), cyclic voltammetry (CV), potentiostatic and potentiodynamic polarizations measurements. The experimental results confirmed that the electrocatalyst particles prepared by the microemulsion method were well distributed on XC-72R supports with the active particle sizes of 5~10nm and good electrocatalysts activity. The Pt85Ir15/C electrocatalysts showed the highest overall electrochemical activity in unitized regenerative fuel cell.


Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Methanol At Pd And Pt Ad-Layer Modified Au(111) Electrodes In Alkaline Solution, Süleyman Koçak, Zekerya Dursun, Fatma Ni̇l Ertaş Jan 2011

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Methanol At Pd And Pt Ad-Layer Modified Au(111) Electrodes In Alkaline Solution, Süleyman Koçak, Zekerya Dursun, Fatma Ni̇l Ertaş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The electrochemical oxidation of methanol was investigated by using various ad-layer modified Au(111) electrodes in alkaline media in comparison to Au(111), polycrystalline Pd, and polycrystalline Pt electrodes. Catalytic activity of gold toward methanol oxidation has tended to increase in more alkaline media, as reflected in the oxidation peak in the concentration range of NaOH (0.1-3.0 M) studied here. The oxidation peak potential of methanol shifted to more negative potentials, indicating a pH-dependent surface reaction. Among the electrodes studied, single-crystal gold electrode surfaces modified with Pd and Pt ad-layers displayed the highest catalytic activity for methanol oxidation. Additional shifts of about …


Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Ethanol On Various Metal Ad-Layer Modified Au(111) Electrodes In Alkaline Solution, Zekerya Dursun, Şükri̇ye Ulubay Karabi̇beroğlu, Buket Gelmez, Aydan Başaran Jan 2011

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Ethanol On Various Metal Ad-Layer Modified Au(111) Electrodes In Alkaline Solution, Zekerya Dursun, Şükri̇ye Ulubay Karabi̇beroğlu, Buket Gelmez, Aydan Başaran

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Ethanol oxidation was studied on single-crystal Au(111) electrodes that were modified by platinum, palladium, and cadmium metal ad-layers. The metal ad-layer modification was carried out by the underpotential deposition process, in which controlled amounts of Pt, Pd, and Cd were electrodeposited onto the substrate as submonolayer or monolayer coverage. The activity of the metal ad-layer modified Au(111) electrodes toward ethanol oxidation was studied in alkaline media, and recorded voltammograms were compared to those of bare single crystal Au(111) and polycrystalline gold and platinum disk electrodes. In terms of the desired shift in reduction potential and increased current density, the best …


Electrocatalytic Reactivity Of Pt Ad-Layer Modified Au(111) Single Crystal Electrodes On Reduction Of Oxygen, Zekerya Dursun, Şükri̇ye Ulubay Karabi̇beroğlu, Buket Gelmez, Fatma Ni̇l Ertaş Jan 2011

Electrocatalytic Reactivity Of Pt Ad-Layer Modified Au(111) Single Crystal Electrodes On Reduction Of Oxygen, Zekerya Dursun, Şükri̇ye Ulubay Karabi̇beroğlu, Buket Gelmez, Fatma Ni̇l Ertaş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen at electrochemically deposited Pt ad-layer modified Au(111) electrodes was studied in an O_2-saturated NaOH (0.1 M) solution. The results were compared with those obtained by using a polycrystalline Pt electrode and another Pt-deposited electrode prepared by replacement with Cu on bare Au(111). Linear sweep voltammetry displayed a positive shift of the oxygen reduction potential by about 0.14 V compared to the bare Au(111) electrode. This shift was about 0.06 V compared to a Pt disk electrode. Tafel slopes gradually changed between 0.06 and 0.1 V/dec, from 0.075 to -0.10 V/dec, from lower to higher current density …