Hydrazine Oxidation at Porous and Preferentially Oriented {100} Pt Thin Films
Hydrazine Oxidation at Porous and Preferentially Oriented {100} Pt Thin Films
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DOI:
10.1007/s12678-012-0122-1
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发表时间:
2013-06-01
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3.1
通讯作者:
Guay, D.
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作者:
Roy, C.;Bertin, E.;Guay, D.
Pt thin films were electrodeposited on a Ti substrate from a 0.25 x 10(-3) M Na2PtCl6 center dot 6H(2)O and 1.0 x 10(-2) M HCl solution at a deposition potential, E (d) , of -0.35 V vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE), without any surfactants. The cyclic voltammograms of these films in 0.5 M H2SO4 exhibit the characteristic features of highly oriented (100) Pt surface. It is shown that the fraction of (100) surface sites, as determined from the h (2)/h (1) ratio, varies from 1.35 to 1.81 as the deposition charge, Q (d) , increases from 1 to 3 C cm(-2). For Q (d) > 3.0 C cm(-2), the h (2)/h (1) ratio stays constant at similar to 1.7. In contrast, there is a continuous increase of the roughness factor of the deposited Pt films from 4 to 423 as Q (d) is increased from 1 to 176 C cm(-2). The electrodeposition rates of Pt were measured by means of an electrochemical quartz microbalance as a function of the Pt salt concentration and of the deposition potential. Both parameters were found to have a profound influence on the occurrence of the (100) surface sites. In the optimum deposition conditions (0.25 x 10(-3) M Na2PtCl6 center dot 6H(2)O, 1.0 x 10(-2) M HCl, E (d) = -0.35 V vs. SCE and Q (d) = 176 C cm(-2)), roughness factor as large as 423 with ca. 45 % of (100) Pt surface atoms were achieved. The electrocatalytic properties of these films were assessed in presence of 50 mM N2H4 and in 0.5 M H2SO4 aqueous solution. The presence of a large fraction of (100) Pt surface sites lead to a significant increase of the electrocatalytic activity of these films compared to polycrystalline Pt surfaces. During long-term (5 h) electrolysis at 0.20 V vs. SCE, there is a factor of 2 enhancement of the electrocatalytic activity of preferentially oriented (100) Pt surface as compared to polycrystalline Pt.