TY - GEN
T1 - Comparing hydrogen oxidation and evolution reaction kinetics on polycrystalline platinum in 0.1 M and 1 M KOH
AU - Rheinländer, Philipp
AU - Henning, Sebastian
AU - Herranz, Juan
AU - Gasteiger, Hubert A.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Alkaline membrane fuel cells (AMFCs) are attracting increasing attention owing to recent developments in anion-exchange membranes and non-noble-metal O2-reduction catalysts. Despite these promising improvements, the sluggish kinetics of the H2-oxidation reaction (HOR) on Pt imply the need for considerable amounts of this noble metal at the AMFC anode, rendering the system more expensive and ultimately hindering its commercialization. Interestingly, the majority of the works dealing with the kinetics of the HOR on Pt were performed in relatively dilute (0.1 M) alkaline electrolytes with a pH lower than that of the operative AMFC. Wondering whether this difference in OH--concentration would have a significant effect on the HOR-kinetics, here we report our results on the HOR-activity of polycrystalline Pt in 0.1 M and 1 M KOH. These were derived from rotating disc electrode measurements performed in a temperature-controlled PTFE-cell, which allowed us to estimate reliable values for the exchange current density and activation energy in both alkaline solutions.
AB - Alkaline membrane fuel cells (AMFCs) are attracting increasing attention owing to recent developments in anion-exchange membranes and non-noble-metal O2-reduction catalysts. Despite these promising improvements, the sluggish kinetics of the H2-oxidation reaction (HOR) on Pt imply the need for considerable amounts of this noble metal at the AMFC anode, rendering the system more expensive and ultimately hindering its commercialization. Interestingly, the majority of the works dealing with the kinetics of the HOR on Pt were performed in relatively dilute (0.1 M) alkaline electrolytes with a pH lower than that of the operative AMFC. Wondering whether this difference in OH--concentration would have a significant effect on the HOR-kinetics, here we report our results on the HOR-activity of polycrystalline Pt in 0.1 M and 1 M KOH. These were derived from rotating disc electrode measurements performed in a temperature-controlled PTFE-cell, which allowed us to estimate reliable values for the exchange current density and activation energy in both alkaline solutions.
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U2 - 10.1149/05002.2163ecst
DO - 10.1149/05002.2163ecst
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84885786702
SN - 9781607683506
T3 - ECS Transactions
SP - 2163
EP - 2174
BT - Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12, PEFC 2012
PB - Electrochemical Society Inc.
T2 - 12th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 2012 - 222nd ECS Meeting
Y2 - 7 October 2012 through 12 October 2012
ER -