Ionic Liquid-Modified Electrocatalysts: The Interaction of [C1C2Im][OTf] with Pt(1 1 1) and its Influence on Methanol Oxidation Studied by Electrochemical {IR} Spectroscopy
By Brummel, Olaf; Faisal, Firas; Bauer, Tanja; Pohako-Esko, Kaija; Wasserscheid, Peter; Libuda, J
Published in Electrochimica Acta
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2016
Abstract
Abstract Ionic liquids (ILs) have recently been proposed as modifying agents to tune the selectivity and the activity of electrocatalysts. In order to explore the origin of IL-induced effects on electrocatalytic reactions, we have investigated (i) the interaction of [C1C2Im][OTf]-water mixtures with Pt(1 1 1) single crystal electrodes and (ii) the influence of [C1C2Im][OTf] on methanol oxidation in acidic aqueous solution using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical {IR} spectroscopy. We show that [C1C2Im][OTf] interacts strongly with the Pt(1 1 1) surface in the potential range from -0.2 VAg/AgCl to 0.65 VAg/AgCl, leading to partial blocking of the surface, partial suppression of hydrogen adsorption, and partial suppression of {OHads} formation. The interaction of the {IL} with Pt occurs in this potential range via specific adsorption of the [OTf]? anions which bind to Pt(1 1 1) via the SO3? group in a tilted adsorption geometry. The adsorption process is largely reversible as a function of the electrode potential, but shows a complex kinetics and becomes very slow at high {IL} coverage. Also, [C1C2Im][OTf] has a strong effect on the electro-oxidation of methanol in acidic solution. Adsorption of [OTf]? leads to partial blocking of the indirect oxidation pathway to CO. The onset potential for {CO} oxidation is found to be shifted to more positive values indicating hindered access of {H2O} to the electrode surface. {CO} and the [C1C2Im][OTf] form a mixed co-adsorption layer which is characterized by a strongly red-shifted {CO} stretching band. The effect is assigned to an IL-induced ligand effect in the mixed adsorbate layer and suggests that the direct modification of active centers by surface-bound {IL} species plays an important role in IL-modified electrocatalytic materials.
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