Autor: |
E. Ordoñez-Regil, S.D. Ramírez-Raya, R. Rivera-Noriega, S.M. Fernández-Valverde, Omar Solorza-Feria |
Rok vydání: |
1997 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Thin Solid Films. 311:164-170 |
ISSN: |
0040-6090 |
DOI: |
10.1016/s0040-6090(97)00685-8 |
Popis: |
The reaction of molecular oxygen reduction was investigated on an amorphous W0.013Ru1.27Se electrocatalyst compound in a 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. The electrocatalyst was synthesized by reacting transition metal carbonyl compounds with the elemental selenium in 1,2-dichlorobenzene (b.p.≈180°C), under refluxing conditions for 20 Hs. The sample was characterized by Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The characterization of the electrocatalyst indicated that the material, in a thin film form, consisted of an amorphous phase with a distribution of nano-sized particles. Electrochemical studies were carried out by a using a Rotating Disc Electrode (RDE) and a Rotating Ring-Disc Electrode (RRDE) techniques. The RDE and RRDE measurements indicated that the electrocatalyst is active for molecular oxygen reduction in acid media with multi-electron charge transfer (n=4e−), to form water. The reaction order and the heterogeneous rate constants for a simple mechanism were evaluated. |
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OpenAIRE |
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