Stable and Active Oxygen Reduction Catalysts with Reduced Noble Metal Loadings through Potential Triggered Support Passivation

Goehl D, Ruess H, Schlicht S, Vogel A, Rohwerder M, Mayrhofer KJJ, Bachmann J, Roman-Leshkov Y, Schneider JM, Ledendecker M (2020)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

ChemElectroChem Wiley

DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000278

Abstract

The development of stable, cost-efficient and active materials is one of the main challenges in catalysis. The utilization of platinum in the electroreduction of oxygen is a salient example where the development of new material combinations has led to a drastic increase in specific activity compared to bare platinum. These material classes comprise nanostructured thin films, platinum alloys, shape-controlled nanostructures and core-shell architectures. Excessive platinum substitution, however, leads to structural and catalytic instabilities. Herein, we introduce a catalyst concept that comprises the use of an atomically thin platinum film deposited on a potential-triggered passivating support. The model catalyst exhibits an equal specific activity with higher atom utilization compared to bulk platinum. By using potential-triggered passivation of titanium carbide, irregularities in the Pt film heal out via the formation of insoluble oxide species at the solid/liquid interface. The adaptation of the described catalyst design to the nanoscale and to high-surface-area structures highlight the potential for stable, passivating catalyst systems for various electrocatalytic reactions such as the oxygen reduction reaction.

Authors with CRIS profile

Stefanie Schlicht Lehrstuhl für Chemistry of thin film materials Julien Bachmann Lehrstuhl für Chemistry of thin film materials

Involved external institutions

Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ) DE Germany (DE) Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH (MPIE) / Max Planck Institute for Iron Research DE Germany (DE) Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen DE Germany (DE) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Goehl, D., Ruess, H., Schlicht, S., Vogel, A., Rohwerder, M., Mayrhofer, K.J.J.,... Ledendecker, M. (2020). Stable and Active Oxygen Reduction Catalysts with Reduced Noble Metal Loadings through Potential Triggered Support Passivation. ChemElectroChem. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202000278

MLA:

Goehl, Daniel, et al. "Stable and Active Oxygen Reduction Catalysts with Reduced Noble Metal Loadings through Potential Triggered Support Passivation." ChemElectroChem (2020).

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