Role of cerium oxide in the enhancement of activity for the oxygen reduction reaction at Pt-CeO
nanocomposite electrocatalyst; An in situ electrochemical X-ray absorption fine structure study
Pt-CeO
ナノ複合触媒上での酸素還元反応に関するCeO
の役割に関する研究
増田 卓也*; 福満 仁志*; 府金 慶介*; 戸ヶ崎 寛孝*; 松村 大樹
; 田村 和久
; 西畑 保雄; 吉川 英樹*; 小林 啓介*; 森 利之*; 魚崎 浩平*
Masuda, Takuya*; Fukumitsu, Hitoshi*; Fugane, Keisuke*; Togasaki, Hirotaka*; Matsumura, Daiju; Tamura, Kazuhisa; Nishihata, Yasuo; Yoshikawa, Hideki*; Kobayashi, Keisuke*; Mori, Toshiyuki*; Uosaki, Kohei*
Pt-CeO
/C触媒上での酸素還元反応におけるCeO
の役割をXAFS法を用い調べた。その結果、CeO
中のCe
がCe
になることによりPt酸化物生成が抑制されることがわかった。
In situ electrochemical X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) measurements were performed at the Pt L
and Ce L
edges of the Pt-CeO
/C catalyst, which was prepared by a combined process of precipitation and coimpregnation methods, as well as at the Pt L
edge of the conventional Pt/C catalyst in oxygen-saturated H
SO
solution to clarify the role of CeO
in the reduction of the overpotential for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the Pt-CeO
nanocomposite compared with the conventional Pt/C catalyst. XAFS measurements clearly show that the enhancement of ORR activity is attributed to the inhibition of Pt oxide formation by the CeO
layer, of which Ce
was oxidized to Ce
instead of Pt at the Pt oxide formation potential.