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Stability limits of tin-based electrocatalyst supports

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Geiger, Simon, Kasian, Olga, Mingers, Andrea M., Mayrhofer, Karl J. J., Cherevko, Serhiy·2017·Scientific Reports
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-04079-9PMC PMC5496880
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Tin-based oxides are attractive catalyst support materials considered for application in fuel cells and electrolysers. If properly doped, these oxides are relatively good conductors, assuring that ohmic drop in real applications is minimal. Corrosion of dopants, however, will lead to severe performance deterioration. The present work aims to investigate the potential dependent dissolution rates of indium tin oxide (ITO), fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) and antimony doped tin oxide (ATO) in the broad potential window ranging from −0.6 to 3.2 V RHE in 0.1 M H 2 SO 4 electrolyte. It is shown that in the cathodic part of the studied potential window all oxides dissolve during the electrochemical reduction of the oxide – cathodic dissolution . In case an oxidation potential is applied to the reduced electrode, metal oxidation is accompanied with additional dissolution – anodic dissolution . Additional dissolution is observed during the oxygen evolution reaction. FTO withstands anodic conditions best, while little and strong dissolution is observed for ATO and ITO, respectively. In discussion of possible corrosion mechanisms, obtained dissolution onset potentials are correlated with existing thermodynamic data.

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Authors
Geiger, S., Kasian, O., Mingers, A. M., Mayrhofer, K. J. J., & Cherevko, S.
Affiliations
  • Max Planck Society (DE)
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Nachhaltige Materialien (DE)
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)
Corresponding author
Geiger, Simon
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Venue
Scientific Reports
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2017-07-04
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
4595-4595
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1038/s41598-017-04079-9
PMC
PMC5496880
OpenAlex
W2729337522
Cited by
182
References
47
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Language
en
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  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (03SF0507)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
Keywords
tin oxide support, indium tin oxide, fluorine-doped tin oxide, antimony-doped tin oxide, electrocatalyst support, corrosion, dissolution kinetics, cathodic dissolution, anodic dissolution, oxygen evolution reaction, fuel cells, electrolyzer, sulfuric acid electrolyte, corrosion mechanism

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