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Dynamic electrochemical impedance study of methanol oxidation at Pt at elevated temperatures

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Abstract The methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) is studied at temperatures up to 140 °C by a combination of cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (dEIS). A mechanistic analysis of… Click to show full abstract

Abstract The methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) is studied at temperatures up to 140 °C by a combination of cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (dEIS). A mechanistic analysis of the reaction is done based on the Tafel relation, the calculated activation energy, and the fitting of dEIS data. At the fuel cell relevant potentials, 0–0.80 V vs RHE, the MOR mechanism is similar at all temperatures. The rate-determining step is the adsorption of water at low overpotentials ( 0.65 V vs RHE). The shoulder on the oxidation peak at 0.60–0.65 V vs RHE corresponds well with where the CO coverage approaches zero.

Keywords: oxidation; methanol oxidation; electrochemical impedance; impedance study; dynamic electrochemical

Journal Title: Electrochimica Acta
Year Published: 2019

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