Determination of Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction Mechanism Based on Pt-Had Energetics in Alkaline Electrolyte

Hu, Jue; Kuttiyiel, Kurian A.; Sasaki, Kotaro; Zhang, Chengxu; Adzic, Radoslav R.

doi:10.1149/2.0471815jes

Determination of Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction Mechanism Based on Pt-H_ad Energetics in Alkaline Electrolyte

Journal Article · Tue Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0471815jes· OSTI ID:1485438

Hu, Jue ^[1]; Kuttiyiel, Kurian A. ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[3]; Adzic, Radoslav R. ^[2]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Kunming Univ. of Science and Technology (China)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Kunming Univ. of Science and Technology (China)

The understanding of the sluggish hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) kinetics in alkaline electrolyte is crucial for designing high performance electrocatalysts. Here, we report a clear and convincing result on this problem by investigating the relationship between the HOR kinetics and Pt-adsorbate energetics. Using electrochemical analysis for well-modified Pt surfaces with distinct Pt-adsorbate interactions, we establish a clear trend in activity for HOR in alkaline electrolyte, that is, the activity changes in the order Au@Pt < Pt < Pd@Pt < Ru@Pt. A decisive role of Pt-H_ad energetics in the HOR kinetics on Pt surfaces is determined, while no favorable effects of Pt-OH_ad energetics in the HOR kinetics were found. The nature of strong Pt-H_ad interaction for Pt/C catalyst in alkaline electrolyte is revealed by in-situ X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) analysis. These insights play an important role for better understanding the mechanism and structure sensitivity for Pt catalyzed hydrogen oxidation reactions.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1485438

Report Number(s):: BNL--209670-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 165; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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