イミダゾラート製の超低負荷プラチナ・コバルト燃料電池触媒
Lina Chong1, Jianguo Wen2, Joseph Kubal2,3
1Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
まとめ
研究者は超低レベルのプラチナとコバルトベースの前体を使って 新しい電気触媒を開発しました これらの触媒は燃料電池における酸素還元反応 (ORR) の高い活性と安定性を示し,コスト削減に不可欠である.
科学分野:
- 電気化学
- 材料科学
- キャタリシス
背景:
- 燃料電池のコストを下げるには プラチナ含有量を減らすことが重要です
- 燃料電池の効率的な動作には,高活性で安定した電解剤の開発が不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 燃料電池の性能を向上させるため,超低プラチナ負荷の新型電気触媒を開発する.
- プラチナ・コバルトナノ粒子とPGMフリー基板の相乗効果を調査する.
主な方法:
- 前駆体としてコバルトまたは二金属コバルト亜鉛ゼオリティクイミダゾラートフレームワークを使用しています.
- PGMフリーな基板にプレートされたプラチナ・コバルト・コア・シェルのナノ粒子.
- 触媒メカニズムを理解するために計算モデルを使用した.
主要な成果:
- 大量の酸素還元反応 (ORR) (1.08と1.77A mgPt-1) を達成した.
- 高電圧と電流でO2や空気下での優れた燃料電池性能を証明した.
- 触媒は3万回の電圧サイクル後に64%と15%の初期活性を維持した.
結論:
- Pt-Coナノ粒子とPGMフリーサイト間のシナガティック触媒はORRの活性と耐久性を高めます.
- このアプローチは,費用対効果の高い燃料電池電気触媒のための有望な戦略を提供します.
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