title: Composition- and morphology-dependent corrosion stability of ruthenium oxide materials.
abstract: Ruthenium oxide materials were evaluated as possible non-carbon-based supports for fuel cell catalysts. The effects of composition and morphology of ruthenium oxide materials on the conductivity and corrosion stability in the gas-diffusion electrode (GDE) configuration were thoroughly investigated. The compositions of the bulk and surface of three ruthenium oxide materials, along with the surface area and surface morphology, were compared. We have found that all tested ruthenium oxide powders exhibited higher corrosion stability compared to carbon. Full conversion of RuO(2).nH(2)O to the RuO(2) phase by postreduction in a hydrogen atmosphere leads to improved conductivity and corrosion stability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, 209 Farris Engineering Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. spylypen@unm.edu
authors.forename: Svitlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pylypenko
authors.forename: Berislav B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Blizanac
authors.forename: Tim S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Konopka
authors.forename: Plamen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Atanassov