Study of oxygen reduction reaction in acidic media on platinum and palladium electrocatalysts supported on carbon / Estudo da reação de redução de oxigênio em meio ácido em eletrocatalisadores de platina e paládio dispersos em carbono

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2009

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Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on platinum-palladium electrocatalysts supported on carbon was studied in H2SO4 electrolyte. The structure of the catalysts was characterized by XRD (X-ray diffractometry) and the composition was determined by EDX (Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy). The electronic properties were investigated by in situ XAS (X-ray absorption spectroscopy) in the XANES (X-ray absorption near edge structure) region. Mass-transport corrected Tafel plots were used to compare the electrocatalytic activity of the materials. The Pt-Pd catalysts have shown higher specific electrocatalytic activity than Pt only catalysts. The higher activity of Pt-Pd catalysts was attributed to a lower adsorption energy of oxygenated species in these catalysts.

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palladium platina redução de oxigênio platinum oxygen reduction paládio

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