Abstract
Carbon supported Pt-Cu-Fe alloys with compositions of Pt:Cu:Fe = 6:1:1 and 2:1:1 have been prepared. Both catalysts exhibit higher specific activities for oxygen reduction than Pt alone. In order to reveal the local structure mound Pt, we have performed X-ray absorption experiment at the Pt LIII-edge. The local structure around Pt has been analyzed by fitting the first shell including the Pt-Pt, Pt-Cu, and Pt-Fe contributions to EXAFS spectra. The fitted C.N. for both alloys are similar to that for bulk Pt, indicating that the particle size is not small. The Pt-Pt distances for both alloys are found to be slightly shorter than that of bulk Pt, and the Pt-Cu and Pt-Fe distances decrease as the amounts of Cu and Fe increase. It is therefore concluded that the catalytic activity is strongly influenced by the bonding character.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | C2-953-954 |
| Journal | Journal De Physique. IV : JP |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 Apr |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 9th International Conference on X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure. Part 2 - Grenoble, Fr Duration: 1996 Aug 26 → 1996 Aug 30 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)