READ ME File For 'X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Electrochemical Studies of Pt-Sn Electrocatalysts'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D1762

ReadMe Author: Haolaing Huang, University of Southampton 

This dataset supports the thesis entitled 'X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Electrochemical Studies of Pt-Sn Electrocatalysts'
AWARDED BY: Univeristy of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: 2021

DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA

This dataset contains figures, raw data, processed data of each chapter in the thesis. 

\\Chapter 1 figures.7z\Figures.pptx			(Figures used in the Chapter 1)

\\Chapter 2 Figures.7z\insitu EC cell.pptx		(Figures used in the Chapter 2)
\\Chapter 2 Figures.7z\Presentation1.pptx		(Figures used in the Chapter 2)

\\Chapter 3 Data.7z\electrochemistry data\alcohol oxidation	(raw electrochemistry data of methanol, ethanol and butanol oxidation in the corresponding sub-folders)
\\Chapter 3 Data.7z\electrochemistry data\CO stripping		(raw electrochemistry data of CO stripping)
\\Chapter 3 Data.7z\Figures					(TEM data, HRTEM data, and other main figures used in the Chapter 3)
\\Chapter 3 Data.7z\X-ray data\XAFS prj				(raw XAS data and their Athena project files)
\\Chapter 3 Data.7z\X-ray data\XPS				(raw XPS data, fitted data and origin files)
\\Chapter 3 Data.7z\X-ray data\XRD				(raw XRD data and origin files)

\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\Electrochemistry\electrochemistry data of PtC and SnO2 physical mixtures	(raw electrochemistry data)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\Electrochemistry\electrochemistry data of PtSnO2C and PtC catalysts		(raw electrochemistry data and the complied data in an origin file)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\Electrochemistry\electrochemistry of SnO2 nanopowder			(raw electrochemistry data and the complied data in an origin file)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\Electrochemistry\electrochemistry of TiO2 P25				(raw electrochemistry data and the complied data in an origin file)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\electron microscopy\EDX-mapping						(SEM EDX mapping data of PtSnO2C)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\electron microscopy\PtC							(TEM images of PtC)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\electron microscopy\PtOxSnOxC						(TEM images of PtOxSnOxC)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\electron microscopy\PtSnO2C							(TEM images of PtSnO2C)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\electron microscopy\SnO2							(TEM images of SnO2C)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\electron microscopy\STEM data for PtSnO2C					(STEM data for PtSnO2C)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\electron microscopy\size analysis.opj					(size distribution data of Pt nanoparticles compiled in an origin file)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\Figures									(image files of the main figures used in this chapter)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\XAS										(Raw data, normalized data in PRJ files, and fitted data in FPJ files)
\\Chapter 4 Data.7z\XRD										(Raw data of Pt/C, PtOxSnOx/C and Pt-SnO2/C)

\\Chapter 5 Data.7z\electrochemistry		(raw data and compiled data in an origin file)
\\Chapter 5 Data.7z\STEM			(STEM data from 3 regions, and a ppt file to summarise the data)
\\Chapter 5 Data.7z\XAS\ex situ data		(raw ex situ XAS data, the normalised data in Athena project files and the fitted data in Artemis files)
\\Chapter 5 Data.7z\XAS\in situ data		(raw in situ XAS data, the normalised data in Athena project files and the fitted data in Artemis files)
\\Chapter 5 Data.7z\xrd				(raw XRD data)
\\Chapter 5 Data.7z\figure 1			(a figure compiled the TEM, STEM and XRD data of the targeted sample in this chapter)

\\Chapter 6 Data.7z\Artemis fitting models	(artemis files used in this chapter)
\\Chapter 6 Data.7z\Athena projects		(normalized data in Athena project files)
\\Chapter 6 Data.7z\raw XAS data		(raw XAS data used in this chapter)
\\Chapter 6 Data.7z\plots.opju			(origin files containing figures shown in this chapter)
\\Chapter 6 Data.7z\structural model.pptx	(a structural model used in this chapter)
	

Licence:
CC BY

Related publication:
[1] H. Huang, A.E. Russell, Approaches to achieve surface sensitivity in the in situ XAS of electrocatalysts, Curr. Opin. Electrochem., 27 (2021) 100681.
[2] H. Huang, A. Nassr, V. Celorrio, S.F.R. Taylor, V.K. Puthiyapura, C. Hardacre, D.J.L. Brett, A.E. Russell, Effects of heat treatment atmosphere on the structure and activity of Pt3Sn nanoparticle electrocatalysts: a characterisation case study, Faraday Discuss., 208 (2018) 555-573.


Date that the file was created: March, 2021