高稳定性和耐碳的Pt/Ti0.7W0.3O2电催化剂用于质子交换膜燃料电池
Deli Wang1, Chinmayee V Subban, Hongsen Wang
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|July 29, 2010
概括
开发一种耐用,廉价和高效的阳极催化剂对于质子交换膜燃料电池 (PEMFC) 来说至关重要. 在Ti{0.7}W{0.3}O{2}上的纳米粒子表现出独特的一氧化碳对氧化物的耐受性,推进了PEMFC技术.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 电化学 电化学 电化学
- 催化剂是一种催化剂.
背景情况:
- 质子交换膜燃料电池 (PEMFC) 面临着影响商业化的耐用性挑战.
- 一个关键的障碍是需要具有成本效益,高效,耐一氧化碳 (CO) 的阳极催化剂.
- 目前的催化剂经常遭受CO中毒,降低燃料电池性能.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究 (Pt) 纳米颗粒在-氧化物 (Ti{0.7}W{0.3}O{2}) 上支的耐碳性能.
- 在PEMFC应用中评估Pt/Ti{0.7}W{0.3}O{2}的电催化活性,用于氧化.
- 为了比较Pt/Ti的性能{0.7) W{0.3) O{2}与商业极催化剂.
主要方法:
- 使用sol-gel过程合成Ti{0.7}W{0.3}O{2}纳米粒子 (50nm).
- 通过浸减少技术金化Ti{0.7}W{0.3}O{2}.
- 电化学研究,包括氧化和微分电化学质谱 (DEMS),以评估催化活性和CO耐受性.
主要成果:
- 在Ti{0.7}W{0.3}O{2}上支持的Pt纳米粒子表现出独特的CO耐受性电催化活性.
- 与商业PtRu/C催化剂相比,催化剂在氧化方面表现出优越的性能.
- DEMS测量显示CO氧化开始潜力低于0.1V,而可逆电极 (RHE) 则低于0.1V.
结论:
- Pt/Ti{0.7}W{0.3}O{2}为PEMFCs提供了一个有前途的新阳极催化剂.
- 该材料的CO耐受性解决了当前燃料电池技术的关键局限性.
- 这一发展可以显著提高PEMFC的耐用性和商业可行性.
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