Effect of Surface Composition on Electrochemical Oxidation Reaction of Carbon Monoxide and Ethanol of PtxRh1−x Solid Solution Electrodes

PtxRh1−x (x = 0.76, 0.54, and 0.27) solid solutions were prepared by arc-melting. For these solid solutions, the lattice constant was linearly related to the Pt content. The surface compositions of the solid solutions determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were quite similar to their bulk co...

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Main Authors: Nguyen Trung Kien, Haruki Yara, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Electrochemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2386013
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Haruki Yara
Masanobu Chiku
Eiji Higuchi
Hiroshi Inoue
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Hiroshi Inoue
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description PtxRh1−x (x = 0.76, 0.54, and 0.27) solid solutions were prepared by arc-melting. For these solid solutions, the lattice constant was linearly related to the Pt content. The surface compositions of the solid solutions determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were quite similar to their bulk compositions estimated by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The CO-stripping voltammograms demonstrated that the onset potential of CO oxidation current density (Eonset) shifted negatively as the surface Pt content decreased, suggesting an increased CO-poisoning resistance. Linear sweep voltammograms of the solid solution electrodes in an Ar-saturated (1 M ethanol + 0.1 M HClO4) solution exhibited that the onset potentials of ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) current for all solid solution electrodes were lower than of a Pt electrode, and Pt0.54Rh0.46 gave the highest specific activity (SA) of 312 μA·cm−2, which was about 1.8 and 2.5 times higher than the SAs of Pt and Rh, respectively. In situ infrared reflection-absorption spectra exhibited that the Pt0.54Rh0.46 electrode had the bands due to the linear-bonded CO on Pt and bridge-bonded CO on Rh as EOR intermediates around 0.2 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode, but the band due to the linear-bonded CO on Rh was not observed even at 0.6 V, suggesting that the existence of the adjacent Pt-Rh sites and the preferential formation of bridge-bonded CO on Rh accelerated the C-C bond cleavage and improved the EOR activity.
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spelling doaj-art-5ee74cdc275e4eb0a9b2d5f00c8ade942025-08-20T03:34:22ZengWileyInternational Journal of Electrochemistry2090-35372023-01-01202310.1155/2023/2386013Effect of Surface Composition on Electrochemical Oxidation Reaction of Carbon Monoxide and Ethanol of PtxRh1−x Solid Solution ElectrodesNguyen Trung Kien0Haruki Yara1Masanobu Chiku2Eiji Higuchi3Hiroshi Inoue4Department of Applied ChemistryDepartment of Applied ChemistryDepartment of Applied ChemistryDepartment of Applied ChemistryDepartment of Applied ChemistryPtxRh1−x (x = 0.76, 0.54, and 0.27) solid solutions were prepared by arc-melting. For these solid solutions, the lattice constant was linearly related to the Pt content. The surface compositions of the solid solutions determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were quite similar to their bulk compositions estimated by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The CO-stripping voltammograms demonstrated that the onset potential of CO oxidation current density (Eonset) shifted negatively as the surface Pt content decreased, suggesting an increased CO-poisoning resistance. Linear sweep voltammograms of the solid solution electrodes in an Ar-saturated (1 M ethanol + 0.1 M HClO4) solution exhibited that the onset potentials of ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) current for all solid solution electrodes were lower than of a Pt electrode, and Pt0.54Rh0.46 gave the highest specific activity (SA) of 312 μA·cm−2, which was about 1.8 and 2.5 times higher than the SAs of Pt and Rh, respectively. In situ infrared reflection-absorption spectra exhibited that the Pt0.54Rh0.46 electrode had the bands due to the linear-bonded CO on Pt and bridge-bonded CO on Rh as EOR intermediates around 0.2 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode, but the band due to the linear-bonded CO on Rh was not observed even at 0.6 V, suggesting that the existence of the adjacent Pt-Rh sites and the preferential formation of bridge-bonded CO on Rh accelerated the C-C bond cleavage and improved the EOR activity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2386013
spellingShingle Nguyen Trung Kien
Haruki Yara
Masanobu Chiku
Eiji Higuchi
Hiroshi Inoue
Effect of Surface Composition on Electrochemical Oxidation Reaction of Carbon Monoxide and Ethanol of PtxRh1−x Solid Solution Electrodes
International Journal of Electrochemistry
title Effect of Surface Composition on Electrochemical Oxidation Reaction of Carbon Monoxide and Ethanol of PtxRh1−x Solid Solution Electrodes
title_full Effect of Surface Composition on Electrochemical Oxidation Reaction of Carbon Monoxide and Ethanol of PtxRh1−x Solid Solution Electrodes
title_fullStr Effect of Surface Composition on Electrochemical Oxidation Reaction of Carbon Monoxide and Ethanol of PtxRh1−x Solid Solution Electrodes
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Surface Composition on Electrochemical Oxidation Reaction of Carbon Monoxide and Ethanol of PtxRh1−x Solid Solution Electrodes
title_short Effect of Surface Composition on Electrochemical Oxidation Reaction of Carbon Monoxide and Ethanol of PtxRh1−x Solid Solution Electrodes
title_sort effect of surface composition on electrochemical oxidation reaction of carbon monoxide and ethanol of ptxrh1 x solid solution electrodes
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2386013
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