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- Title
In-situ and operando Grazing Incidence XAS: a novel set-up and its application to model Pd electrodes for alcohols oxidation.
- Authors
Berretti, Enrico; Giaccherini, Andrea; Dell'Aquila, Vincenzo; Di Benedetto, Francesco; Montegrossi, Giordano; Lepore, Giovanni Orazio; Innocenti, Massimo; D'Acapito, Francesco; Vizza, Francesco; Lavacchi, Alessandro
- Abstract
In this article, we present an in-situ and operando time-resolved X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) technique which exploits a combination of Grazing Incidence XAS (GIXAS) and Fixed Energy X-ray Absorption Voltammetry (FEXRAV), the Grazing Incidence FEXRAV (GI-FEXRAV). A case-study is also outlined. Palladium ultra-low loadings were deposited above Au polycrystalline iso-oriented substrates adopting three different deposition methods: surface-controlled electrochemical methods, direct electrodeposition, and physical vapour deposition (PVD). These catalytical surfaces were prepared for the investigation by GI-FEXRAV of the Pd oxidation/dissolution phenomenon that could occur when the metal is used in the anodic compartment of Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells (DAFCs) or in electrochemical reformers. Moreover, we report a robust, low cost and versatile procedure to obtain wide and flat iso-oriented gold substrates that can mimic monocrystalline gold (1 1 1) in the electrochemical response. The use of GI-FEXRAV for the operando characterization of the catalysts, in conjunction with the designed experimental cell and our flexible Au-based electrochemical substrates show an invaluable potential in the operando study of fundamental phenomena in heterogeneous electrocatalysis model systems and, due to its versatility, paves the way to further studies on a wide selection of electrochemical systems.
- Subjects
GRAZING incidence; ALCOHOL oxidation; ALCOHOL as fuel; X-ray absorption; BIOCHEMICAL substrates; ELECTROCATALYSIS
- Publication
Pure & Applied Chemistry, 2024, Vol 96, Issue 4, p493
- ISSN
0033-4545
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/pac-2023-1013