Probing the Pt Surface for Oxygen Reduction by Insertion of Ag |
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| Authors: | Stefanie Schwamborn Michael Bron Wolfgang Schuhmann |
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| Institution: | 1. Analytische Chemie – Elektroanalytik & Sensorik, Ruhr‐Universit?t Bochum, Universit?tsstr. 150, D‐44780 Bochum, Germany tel.: +492343226200;2. fax: +492343214683;3. present address: Technische Chemie I, Martin‐Luther‐Universit?t Halle‐Wittenberg, von‐Danckelmann‐Platz 4, D‐06120 Halle (Saale), Germany |
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| Abstract: | We report on the probing of the Pt surface for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by insertion of Ag. Therefore, PtAg bimetallic nanoparticles were prepared by pulse electrodeposition. In a second step, Ag was electro‐dissolved in acidic media from the particles under formation of Pt skeleton. The ORR activity of these Pt skeleton depends on two factors: (1) on the surface properties of the Pt‐shell and (2) on the electronic as well as geometric influences of the remaining Ag in the particle core. By varying the conditioning procedure prior to measuring the ORR activity, we were able to differentiate between these two effects. |
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| Keywords: | Electrodeposition Nanoparticles Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) Platinum Silver |
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