Efecto de aditivos orgánicos en la deposición de catalizadores Pt-Ru

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Matéria (Rio de Janeiro)

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

The simultaneous codeposition of Pt and Ru on carbon materials was carried out potentiostatically at -0.5 V from H2PtCl6 and RuCl3 aqueous solutions in the presence of different organic additives: 1) ethylene glycol, 2) ethanol, 3) formic acid, 4) sodium citrate, 5) sodium tartrate and 6) Na2H2EDTA. The electrodeposition process was influenced thermodynamically and kinetically by the stabilizers. SEM and AFM analysis of the electrodes showed that both the particle size and the active surface area were notably affected by the presence of the stabilizing agents. The different behaviour of the stabilizing agents may be associated with the following effects: (1) the capability of the stabilizing agent to complex the metal ions, (2) the specific adsorption of organic molecules which inhibits particle growth, and (3) the reduction capability of the organic compounds. The electrodes prepared with different organic additives exhibit the following decreasing order of activities for methanol oxidation: citrate > tartrate > ethanol > Na2H2EDTA > ethylene glycol > formic acid > without stabilizer. This comportment can be related to differences in the active surface area, particle size and superficial structure of the metallic deposit.

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