ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Pd catalyst poisoning in the electro-oxidation of methanol and formic acid: A combined neutron scattering and modulation excitation study

Abstract: A wide range of chemical processes involving liquid phase reactions within which a solvent is in excess compared with the reagents. This dilutes the concentration of the reactive species and can often lead to difficulties in observing them. We propose to examine the use of time resolved measurements where the system undergoes a periodic modulation to enhance the sensitivity of the techniques to examine the parts of the system which change versus the unchanging elements, i.e. the solvent. Herein, neutron scattering will be employed to probe the changes in structure of palladium based electrocatalysts for use in fuel cells for clean energy applications. The neutron scattering is complementary to recently obtained X-ray data and will enable the active structure of the working catalyst to be determined and therefore provide insights into developing more efficient catalysts in the future.

Principal Investigator: Professor Chris Hardacre
Experimenter: Dr Sofia Diaz-Moreno
Experimenter: Mr Jared Swift
Experimenter: Dr Santhosh Matam
Experimenter: Dr Daniel Bowron
Local Contact: Dr Tristan Youngs
Experimenter: Mr Connor Sherwin
Experimenter: Dr Armando Ibraliu

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2210116

ISIS Experiment Number: RB2210116

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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