Novel Method for Fast Characterization of High-Surface-Area Electrocatalytic Materials Using a Carbon Fiber Microelectrode

Autor: Stanko Hočevar, Nejc Hodnik, D. van der Vliet, Nenad M. Markovic, Dusan Strmcnik, B. Pihlar, Vojislav R. Stamenkovic, Milena Zorko
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114:2640-2644
ISSN: 1932-7455
1932-7447
DOI: 10.1021/jp908939e
Popis: A carbon fiber microelectrode (CFME) was used for characterization of the nanoparticle catalysts as an alternative to the well-established rotating disk electrode (RDE) method. We found that the novel CFME method yielded comparable results to the RDE method when investigating the adsorption/desorption processes as well the specific activity for reactions such as the oxygen reduction reaction. Its major advantage over the RDE method is a fast sample preparation and rapid measurement, reducing significantly the time of a single sample characterization from 2-3 h to a favorable 5-10 min.
Databáze: OpenAIRE