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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2013.1111

A Study on Oxygen Reduction Reaction of PtM Electrocatalysts Synthesized by a Modified Polyol Process  

Yang, Jongwon (Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Hyun, Kyuwhan (Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Chu, Cheunho (Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Kwon, Yongchai (Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.25, no.1, 2014 , pp. 78-83 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this research, we evaluated the performance and characteristics of carbon supported PtM (M = Ni and Y) alloy catalysts (PtM/Cs) synthesized by a modified polyol method. With the PtM/Cs employed as a catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of cathodes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), their catalytic and ORR activities and electrical performance were investigated and compared with those of commercial Pt/C. Their particle sizes, particle distributions and electrochemically active surface areas (EAS) were measured by TEM and cyclic voltammetry (CV), while their ORR activity and electrical performance were explored using linear sweeping voltammetries with rotating disk electrodes and rotating ring-disk electrodes as well as PEMFC single cell tests. TEM and CV measurements show that PtM/Cs have the compatible particle size and EAS with Pt/C. When it comes to ORR activity, PtM/C showed the equivalent or better half-wave potential, kinetic current density, transferred electron number per oxygen molecule and $H_2O_2$ production(%) to or than commerical Pt/C. Based on results gained by the three electrode tests, when the PEMFC single cell tests were carried out, the current density measured at 0.6 V and maximum power density of PEMFC single cell adopting PtM/C catalysts were better than those adopting Pt/C catalyst. It is therefore concluded that PtM/C catalysts synthesized by modified polyol can result in the equivalent or better ORR catalytic capability and PEMFC performance to or than commercial Pt/C catalyst.
Keywords
modified polyol; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; PtY catalyst; PtNi catalyst; ORR activity;
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