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The effects of ruthenium (Ru)-oxidation states were investigated on Ru dissolution from PtRu thin-film electrodes, with the 200 cycles between 0.4 and 1.05 V (versus normal hydrogen electrode). The Ru-oxidation states of the PtRu thin films were systematically modified by an anodic (oxidation) treatment. The anodic-treated PtRu electrodes, whose methanol-oxidation activity was similar to untreated electrodes before the 200 cycles, showed a remarkable decrease in methanol oxidation after the cycles, because of the Ru dissolution from the PtRu surface. The results suggest that the Ru-oxide species are the origin of Ru dissolution in the PtRu alloy.
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Park, Y., Lee, B., Kim, C. et al. The effects of ruthenium-oxidation states on Ru dissolution in PtRu thin-film electrodes. Journal of Materials Research 24, 2762–2766 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2009.0331
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