Research Article

Bifunctional Tailoring of Platinum Surfaces with Earth Abundant Iron Oxide Nanowires for Boosted Formic Acid Electro-Oxidation

Table 1

The real Pt surface areas calculated based on the (Hads/des) peaks (A1 and A2) utilizing a reference value of 210 µC·cm−2 and based on the PtO ⟶ Pt reduction peak (A) utilizing a reference value of 420 µC·cm−2.

ElectrodeA1 (100)/cm2A2 (111)/cm2(A1 + A2)/cm2(A1 : A2)A (PtO reduction)/cm2

Bare Pt0.0320.0200.0521.600.064
FeOx/Pt0.0250.0160.0411.560.057
a-FeOx/Pt (−0.5 V)0.0260.0130.0392.000.073
a-FeOx/Pt (−0.9 V)0.0320.0280.0601.140.077
a-FeOx/Pt (−1.3 V)0.0300.0280.0581.070.066