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http://dx.doi.org/10.7316/KHNES.2019.30.6.531

A Study on Characteristics of Supports Materials for Durability Improvement of Electrocatalysts  

JANG, JEONGYUN (Fuel Cell Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
YIM, SUNG-DAE (Fuel Cell Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
PARK, SEOK-HEE (Fuel Cell Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
JUNG, NAMGEE (Graduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
PARK, GU-GON (Fuel Cell Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
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Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society / v.30, no.6, 2019 , pp. 531-539 More about this Journal
Abstract
The development of cost-effective electrocatalysts with high durability is one of the most important challenges for the commercialization of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). The durability of the electrocatalyst has been studied in terms of structural change in the active metal and the support. In particular, in fuel cell vehicles, degradation of the carbon-based support is known to have a significant effect on the electrocatalyst deterioration since the start-up/shut-down cycle is frequently repeated. The requirements for the support of the electrocatalyst include high surface area, electrical conductivity, chemical stability, and so on. In this study, we propose the evaluation methods for choosing better support materials and present the physicochemical properties that promising carbon supports should have. Three kinds of carbon materials with different crystallinity are compared. From in-depth study using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and accelerated stress test, it is clearly confirmed that the durability of carbon-supported electrocatalysts is closely related to the physicochemical properties of the carbon supports.
Keywords
Polymer electrolyte fuel cell(PEFC); Oxygen reduction reaction; Carbon corrosion; electrocatalyst; Accelerated stress test;
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