Volume 129, Issue 10 pp. 2638-2642
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Growth of Stable Surface Oxides on Pt(111) at Near-Ambient Pressures

Dr. Donato Fantauzzi

Dr. Donato Fantauzzi

Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89069 Ulm, Germany

Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, 89081 Ulm, Germany

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Sandra Krick Calderón

Sandra Krick Calderón

Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Dr. Jonathan E. Mueller

Dr. Jonathan E. Mueller

Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89069 Ulm, Germany

Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, 89081 Ulm, Germany

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

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Mathias Grabau

Mathias Grabau

Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

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Dr. Christian Papp

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Dr. Christian Papp

Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

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Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Steinrück

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Steinrück

Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

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Dr. Thomas P. Senftle

Dr. Thomas P. Senftle

Department of Mechanical and Aereospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544-5263 USA

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Prof. Dr. Adri C. T. van Duin

Prof. Dr. Adri C. T. van Duin

Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16801 USA

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Prof. Dr. Timo Jacob

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Timo Jacob

Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89069 Ulm, Germany

Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, 89081 Ulm, Germany

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

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First published: 25 January 2017
Citations: 7

Abstract

Detailed knowledge of the structure and degree of oxidation of platinum surfaces under operando conditions is essential for understanding catalytic performance. However, experimental investigations of platinum surface oxides have been hampered by technical limitations, preventing in situ investigations at relevant pressures. As a result, the time-dependent evolution of oxide formation has only received superficial treatment. In addition, the amorphous structures of many surface oxides have hindered realistic theoretical studies. Using near-ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) we show that a time scale of hours (t≥4 h) is required for the formation of platinum surface oxides. These experimental observations are consistent with ReaxFF grand canonical Monte Carlo (ReaxFF-GCMC) calculations, predicting the structures and coverages of stable, amorphous surface oxides at temperatures between 430–680 K and an O2 partial pressure of 1 mbar.

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