催化作用
质子交换膜燃料电池
碳纤维
化学工程
微型多孔材料
材料科学
热重分析
降级(电信)
无机化学
化学
复合材料
有机化学
计算机科学
电信
复合数
工程类
作者
Timon Lazaridis,Hubert A. Gasteiger
出处
期刊:Journal of The Electrochemical Society
[The Electrochemical Society]
日期:2021-11-01
卷期号:168 (11): 114517-114517
被引量:24
标识
DOI:10.1149/1945-7111/ac35ff
摘要
The morphology of carbon supports for Pt-based proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) catalysts strongly determines their performance at both low and high current density. Porous carbon supports with internally deposited Pt nanoparticles sustain high kinetic activity by shielding Pt from ionomer adsorption, albeit at the expense of poor oxygen mass transport. This work systematically explores an oxidative pre-treatment of commercial Pt/Ketjenblack, termed localized oxidation , which drastically improves oxygen transport and high current density performance (up to 50% at 0.6 V). The method leverages Pt-catalyzed carbon oxidation in the immediate vicinity of internal Pt particles to increase pore accessibility. We analyze the catalyst morphology via N 2 physisorption and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and correlate these results with extensive electrochemical characterization of low-loaded cathodes (0.06 mg Pt cm −2 ). High current density gains are shown to result predominantly from removing microporous constrictions in the primary carbon particle. We further identify a trade-off between Pt particle sintering and pore widening dependent on the oxidation temperature, which defines an optimum degree of oxidation. Finally, we investigate the susceptibility of locally oxidized catalysts towards start-up/shut-down (SUSD) degradation. Although we find modestly accelerated degradation rates at high oxidation temperatures, this does not outweigh the performance benefit imparted by the pre-treatment.
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