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Hydrogen Oxidation-Mediated Current Discharge in Mesoporous Pt/TiO 2 Nanocomposite.
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ACS applied materials & interfaces [ACS Appl Mater Interfaces] 2016 Nov 23; Vol. 8 (46), pp. 32077-32082. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 15. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Here we report on direct evidence of a correlation between hydrogen-to-water oxidation on mesoporous Pt/TiO <subscript>2</subscript> nanocomposites at room temperature and the conversion of surface-released chemical energy into a stationary electrical current. The Pt phase of this heterojunction device is an electrically continuous 15 nm thick mesh deposited onto a mesoporous TiO <subscript>2</subscript> substrate fabricated with a plasma electrolytic oxidation process. The H <subscript>2</subscript> O turnover frequency approaches an asymptotic value associated with the saturation of the Pt/TiO <subscript>2</subscript> interface as the concentration of hydrogen gas is increased. In situ measurements of the reaction-induced current concurrently with mass spectrometry measurements illuminate the polarity switch of the reaction current (from thermionic emission to a reverse steady-state flow) simultaneously with the production of water. Furthermore, a concentration-dependent value of 5 min is measured as the time constant for the adsorption of the initial addition of H <subscript>2</subscript> and H <subscript>2</subscript> O formation and desorption.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1944-8252
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 46
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- ACS applied materials & interfaces
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27933966
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b11794