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<p>Electrocatalyst degradation, often caused by oxidative processes, forms a large barrier for the wide-spread application of electrolysers and fuel cells, which are crucial for a sustainable energy society. A detailed understanding of the catalyst surface structure under oxygen evolution reaction (OER) conditions is, therefore, required to design more stable catalysts. Here, we study the oxidation of a Pt(111) model electrode under operando conditions combining High-Energy Surface X-ray Diffraction (HE-SXRD) with a Rotating Disk Electrode (RDE) in a unique experimental setup. This approach allows us to follow the atomic structure of the electrode-electrolyte interface under oxygen evolution reaction conditions under hitherto unexplored potential regimes. We find that the Pt(111) surface gets electro-oxidized in a layer-by-layer fashion. From ex situ X-ray Reflectivity (XRR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurements we find that a sub-nm thick, PtO<sub>2</sub> oxide film is forming, which deactivates the surface and leads to surface roughening. Our results provide important insights into the electrochemical oxidation of platinum electrocatalysts and resolves crucial differences to thermal oxidation processes.</p>

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Platinum oxide formation under oxygen evolution reaction conditions

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    2026年5月14日

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  • Leon Jacobse,
  • Ralf Schuster,
  • Mona Kohantorabi,
  • Daniel Silvan Dolling,
  • Johannes Pfrommer,
  • Xin Deng,
  • Tim Weber,
  • Olof Gutowski,
  • Ann-Christin Dippel,
  • Olaf Brummel,
  • Yaroslava Lykhach,
  • Heshmat Noei,
  • Herbert Over,
  • Jörg Libuda,
  • Vedran Vonk,
  • Andreas Stierle

摘要

Electrocatalyst degradation, often caused by oxidative processes, forms a large barrier for the wide-spread application of electrolysers and fuel cells, which are crucial for a sustainable energy society. A detailed understanding of the catalyst surface structure under oxygen evolution reaction (OER) conditions is, therefore, required to design more stable catalysts. Here, we study the oxidation of a Pt(111) model electrode under operando conditions combining High-Energy Surface X-ray Diffraction (HE-SXRD) with a Rotating Disk Electrode (RDE) in a unique experimental setup. This approach allows us to follow the atomic structure of the electrode-electrolyte interface under oxygen evolution reaction conditions under hitherto unexplored potential regimes. We find that the Pt(111) surface gets electro-oxidized in a layer-by-layer fashion. From ex situ X-ray Reflectivity (XRR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurements we find that a sub-nm thick, PtO2 oxide film is forming, which deactivates the surface and leads to surface roughening. Our results provide important insights into the electrochemical oxidation of platinum electrocatalysts and resolves crucial differences to thermal oxidation processes.