Alkaline-Metal Cations Affect Pt Deactivation for the Electrooxidation of Small Organic Molecules by Affecting the Formation of Inactive Pt Oxide

The activity of Pt for the electro-oxidation of several organic molecules changes with the cation of the electrolyte. It has been proposed that the underlying reason behind that effect is the so-called noncovalent interactions between the hydrated cations and adsorbed OH (OH