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Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge Helen Jones at NPL for carrying
out the microstructural analysis.
This work was funded by the National Measurement Ofce under the
IRD Programme (Project no. 117479).
Reference
Electrode
Salt bridge
H
2
(gas)
Anode
E
+
+1.4 - 2.0 V
Cathode
E
-
0.0 V
e
-
Ir
x
Ru
1-x
O
2
Pt-B or Pt/C
H
2
O
O
2
(gas)
Polymer membrane
(e.g. Nafon)
H
+
Aged sample FIB milled cross section of Pt catalyst layer.
Catalyst layer ~1m
Unused sample FIB milled cross section of Pt catalyst layer.
10 m
Summary of electrochemical surface area estimated from in situ CV.
Cyclic voltammogram (CV) of Pt electrode in a
PEM electrolyser cell, highlighting the features
used to estimate ECSA.
A
CV of unused (black, solid) and aged (red, dashed) Pt electrodes in situ.
Scan rate = 100 mV/s.
B