Abstract
The heat treatment of nickel (Ni) nanowires (NiNWs) in oxygen is examined for its effect on platinum (Pt) galvanic displacement and the activity of Pt-coated NiNWs (PtNiNWs) in the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). Annealing of NiNWs in oxygen is found to reduce Pt displacement, increasing its resistance to potential-driven dissolution (during electrochemical break-in). In reducing Ni dissolution, oxophilic species are provided in close proximity to Pt sites and the MOR activity of PtNiNWs improves, particularly at low overpotential in rotating disk electrode halfcells.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 89-95 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | ECS Transactions |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 14th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 2014 - 226th ECS Meeting - Cancun, Mexico Duration: 5 Oct 2014 → 9 Oct 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Electrochemical Society.
NLR Publication Number
- NREL/JA-5900-63856