Extent of PEMFC cathode surface oxidation by oxygen and water measured by CV

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作者
Paik, CH [1 ]
Jarvi, TD
O'Grady, WE
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[1] UTC Fuel Cells, S Windsor, CT 06074 USA
[2] USN, Res Lab, Washington, DC 20375 USA
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10.1149/1.1649698
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O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
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081704 ;
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The influence of gas-phase oxygen on platinum surface oxidation in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) cathodes was investigated. Catalyst layers were exposed to 4, 21, and 100% O-2 for a fixed time at +0.85 and +0.95 V-RHE. The extent of surface oxidation was characterized using cyclic voltammetry (CV). The extent of Pt surface oxidation increased relative to the corresponding O-2-free potential hold at +0.85 V-RHE. The extent of oxidation was directly proportional to oxygen concentration, and increased with time exposed to the oxygen-containing gas. Pt surface oxidation was not influenced by gas-phase O-2 concentration at +0.95 V-RHE. (C) 2004 The Electrochemical Society.
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