Oxidation of CO on a Pt-Fe alloy electrode studied by surface enhanced infrared reflection--absorption spectroscopy
To clarify the CO-tolerant mechanism at Pt-based alloy anode catalysts, surface-enhanced infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy with the attenuated total reflection technique (ATR-SEIRAS), coupled with CV measurement, was used to observe the oxidation process of adsorbed CO on a typical Pt-Fe (Pt-Fe = 0.27/0.73) alloy. The alloy electrode exhibits a lower saturated coverage of CO ({theta}{sub co} = 0.55) than that of pure Pt ({theta}{sub co} = 1.0). The dominating linear CO is observed around 2,000 cm{sup {minus}1} when the equilibrium adlayer of CO covers the alloy electrode; however, linear and bridged CO and also COOH were found at the pure Pt electrode at the same CO coverage in the non-steady-state. On the basis of previous results that a Pt skin is formed during the repetitive potential cycling due to the dissolution of Fe on the alloy surface and the skin exhibits less electronic density in the d band, it can be explained that the lowered linear CO coverage and almost no bridged CO are obtained as the result of the lowered back-donation of d electrons from the Pt skin to adsorbates on the alloy surface. The wavenumber shift of the linear CO stretching to a lower value at the alloy, which is not simple predicted by the lowering of the back-donation of the electron, is ascribed to the weakening of the C -Pt bond. As a presumable effect of the electronic structure change at the Pt skin, the dissociation-oxidation of adsorbed water as well as a formation of adsorbed HOOH species are clearly observed beyond 0.6 V in the electrolyte solution without CO, which is different from that at the pure Pt electrode. Carbonate species can also be detected around 1,300--1,450 cm{sup {minus}1}, which are possibly produced by the surface reaction of CO{sub 2} with water.
- Research Organization:
- Yamanashi Univ., Kofu (JP)
- OSTI ID:
- 20017518
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces, amp Biophysical, Vol. 104, Issue 8; Other Information: PBD: 2 Mar 2000; ISSN 1089-5647
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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