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Spatially Non-Uniform Degradation of Pt/C Cathode Catalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Imaged by Combination of Nano XAFS and STEM-EDS Techniques

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This account article treats with spatially non-uniform degradation events of Pt/C cathode catalysts in polymer electrolyte fuel cells involving the formation and dissolution of positively charged Pt ions and detachment of metallic Pt nanoparticles/clusters, which were visualized by the same-view nano XAFS and STEM-EDS imaging technique under humid N2 atmosphere.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan. We thank Mr. Yoshiki Miura for his help in designing a XAFS cell with a SiN membrane plate holder. XAFS measurements were performed with the approval of SPring-8 subject numbers 2010B1015, 2011A1031, 2011A1032, 2011B1039, 2011B1040, 2012A1024, 2012A1026, 2012B1024, 2013A7803, 2013B7803, 2014A7802, 2014A7806, 2014A7807, 2014B7802, 2014B7804, 2015A7804, and 2015B7804.

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  1. Innovation Research Center for Fuel Cells, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan

    Shinobu Takao, Oki Sekizawa, Gabor Samjeské, Shin-ichi Nagamatsu, Takuma Kaneko, Kotaro Higashi, Kensaku Nagasawa, Xiao Zhao, Tomoya Uruga & Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  2. Department of Mathematical and Material Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Minamijosanjima, Tokushima, 770-8502, Japan

    Takashi Yamamoto

  3. Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, SPring-8, Sayo, Hyogo, 679-5198, Japan

    Tomoya Uruga

  4. Department of Engineering Science, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan

    Yasuhiro Iwasawa

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Takao, S., Sekizawa, O., Samjeské, G. et al. Spatially Non-Uniform Degradation of Pt/C Cathode Catalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Imaged by Combination of Nano XAFS and STEM-EDS Techniques. Top Catal 59, 1722–1731 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-016-0691-y

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