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Effects of Surface Structures and Hydrophobic Species on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Pt3Fe Single-Crystal Electrodes

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The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on the low-index planes of Pt3Fe in O2-saturated 0.1 M HClO4 is studied using the hanging-meniscus rotating-disk electrode method. The ORR activity increases as follows: Pt3Fe (100) < Pt3Fe (110) < Pt3Fe (111). The ORR activity of Pt3Fe (111) is 20 times higher than that of Pt (111). The ORR activities on the low-index planes of Pt3Fe are improved by modifying the electrodes with hydrophobic species, such as the tetra-n-hexylammonium (THA+) cation, melamine, and the protonic ionic liquid [7-methyl-1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0] dec-5-ene] [bis(pentafluoroethylsulfonyl)imide]. The ORR activity of melamine-modified Pt3Fe (111) is 1.4 times higher than that of bare Pt3Fe (111).

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    Akane Suzuki, Masashi Nakamura & Nagahiro Hoshi

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Suzuki, A., Nakamura, M. & Hoshi, N. Effects of Surface Structures and Hydrophobic Species on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Pt3Fe Single-Crystal Electrodes. Electrocatalysis 13, 175–181 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12678-021-00699-y

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