Abstract
The studies on Pt or Pt-alloy based catalysts for formic acid oxidation (FAO) have been focused mostly on their activity with little analysis of durability and long-term performance. While durability of Pt-based FAO catalysts has been associated with CO poisoning, recent studies have brought evidence of correlation between catalyst performance and dissolution of Pt. Aimed at assessing the impact of that correlation, a detailed quantitative durability analysis of Pt ultrathin films grown on Au by surface limited redox replacement of a Pb underpotentially deposited layer is presented in this work. Long-term catalytic performance of those films featuring well-defined thickness and structure has been examined by potential cycling in 2 M HCOOH+0.1 M HClO4 solution at sweep rate of 0.050 V s–1 over an extended potential range limited positively by the onset of Pt oxidation. A clear proportionality between overall life and thickness of the catalyst observed in the tests emphasizes the dissolution of Pt as the ke...
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