In situ electrochemical grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering: From the design of an electrochemical cell to an exemplary study of fuel cell catalyst degradation

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=hwTONrFykz" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=hwTONrFykz</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229030" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229030</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

In situ electrochemical grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering: From the design of an electrochemical cell to an exemplary study of fuel cell catalyst degradation

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Nowadays, electrochemistry has a considerable technological impact, involving fuel cells, super capacitors and batteries. These devices are based on complex architectures, which complicates monitoring their evolution in situ under operating conditions to reveal the reasons for reduced lifetime and performances. Here, we present a design of a multipurpose electrochemical cell for grazing incidence small and wide angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS and GIWAXS) where the environment for operating conditions can be recreated. We focus on proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) which operational conditions are simulated by means of potentiodynamic-based accelerated stress tests, applied to a thin film of Pt nanoparticles representing a model system of a benchmark catalyst. Two different upper potentials are used to mimic fuel cell operating conditions: at 1.0 V RHE the catalyst film preserves its initial morphology, while at 1.5 V RHE (simulating fuel cell start-up/ shut-down cycles) significant coarsening has been observed. The initial dimension of the Pt particles of 4.0 nm increases to 8.7 nm due to the predominant process of coalescence and final Ostwald ripening. In parallel, the distance between the particles increases, the catalyst film (9 nm thick) becomes thinner at first and exhibit a higher roughness at the end.

Název v anglickém jazyce

In situ electrochemical grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering: From the design of an electrochemical cell to an exemplary study of fuel cell catalyst degradation

Popis výsledku anglicky

Nowadays, electrochemistry has a considerable technological impact, involving fuel cells, super capacitors and batteries. These devices are based on complex architectures, which complicates monitoring their evolution in situ under operating conditions to reveal the reasons for reduced lifetime and performances. Here, we present a design of a multipurpose electrochemical cell for grazing incidence small and wide angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS and GIWAXS) where the environment for operating conditions can be recreated. We focus on proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) which operational conditions are simulated by means of potentiodynamic-based accelerated stress tests, applied to a thin film of Pt nanoparticles representing a model system of a benchmark catalyst. Two different upper potentials are used to mimic fuel cell operating conditions: at 1.0 V RHE the catalyst film preserves its initial morphology, while at 1.5 V RHE (simulating fuel cell start-up/ shut-down cycles) significant coarsening has been observed. The initial dimension of the Pt particles of 4.0 nm increases to 8.7 nm due to the predominant process of coalescence and final Ostwald ripening. In parallel, the distance between the particles increases, the catalyst film (9 nm thick) becomes thinner at first and exhibit a higher roughness at the end.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10305 - Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Power Sources

ISSN

0378-7753

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

477

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

Nov

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

229030

Kód UT WoS článku

000582488600050

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85092319106