Electrocatalytic Corrosion of Carbon Support in PEMFC Cathodes
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- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- Published by The Electrochemical Society in Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
- Vol. 7 (1), A19-A22
- https://doi.org/10.1149/1.1630412
Abstract
The influence of platinum on the corrosion of carbon catalyst supports has been characterized by on-line mass spectroscopy during cyclic voltammetry, with varying Pt mass fraction, catalyst type, and temperature. The generation rates increased with higher Pt mass fraction (0, 10, and 39% balanced by Vulcan XC-72). A peak observed at approximately for Pt/C was lowered to for PtRu/C. An Arrenhius plot indicated higher apparent activation energy for production at the positive potential limit of the cyclic voltammogram on 0% Pt (carbon-only) electrode than on 39% Pt/C electrode. It was concluded that platinum accelerated the corrosion rate of the carbon catalyst support. © 2003 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.Keywords
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