Research Article

Electrochemical and Morphological Investigations of Ga Addition to Pt Electrocatalyst Supported on Carbon

Table 3

Hydrogen desorption/adsorption charge, EASA, and [Ga] of the PtGa/C electrocatalysts.

ElectrocatalystHydrogen desorption charge (C)Hydrogen adsorption charge (C) (m2)[Ga] (mgL−1)

Pt100/C24.039.811.4
Pt91Ga9/C51.564.524.51.19
Pt83Ga17/C56.667.227.00.87
Pt75Ga25/C70.1100.033.43.66
Pt69Ga31/C41.555.319.82.03
Pt54Ga46/C28.452.313.51.56

= electrochemical active surface area; = 0.041 mg/L.