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Title: Recent advances in the design of tailored nanomaterials for efficient oxygen reduction reaction

Abstract

In the past decade, polymer electrolyte membrane fuels (PEMFCs) have been evaluated for both automotive and stationary applications. One of the main obstacles for large scale commercialization of this technology is related to the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction that takes place on the cathode side of fuel cell. Consequently, ongoing research efforts are focused on the design of cathode materials that could improve the kinetics and durability. Majority of these efforts rely on novel synthetic approaches that provide control over the structure, size, shape and composition of catalytically active materials. This article highlights the most recent advances that have been made to tailor critical parameters of the nanoscale materials in order to achieve more efficient performance of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).

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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1249735
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1352665
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Nano Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Nano Energy Journal Volume: 29 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2211-2855
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Pt alloys; Fuel cells; Nanoparticles; Electrocatalysis; Oxygen reduction reaction

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Lv, Haifeng, Li, Dongguo, Strmcnik, Dusan, Paulikas, Arvydas P., Markovic, Nenad M., and Stamenkovic, Vojislav R. Recent advances in the design of tailored nanomaterials for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Netherlands: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.04.008.
Lv, Haifeng, Li, Dongguo, Strmcnik, Dusan, Paulikas, Arvydas P., Markovic, Nenad M., & Stamenkovic, Vojislav R. Recent advances in the design of tailored nanomaterials for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.04.008
Lv, Haifeng, Li, Dongguo, Strmcnik, Dusan, Paulikas, Arvydas P., Markovic, Nenad M., and Stamenkovic, Vojislav R. Tue . "Recent advances in the design of tailored nanomaterials for efficient oxygen reduction reaction". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.04.008.
@article{osti_1249735,
title = {Recent advances in the design of tailored nanomaterials for efficient oxygen reduction reaction},
author = {Lv, Haifeng and Li, Dongguo and Strmcnik, Dusan and Paulikas, Arvydas P. and Markovic, Nenad M. and Stamenkovic, Vojislav R.},
abstractNote = {In the past decade, polymer electrolyte membrane fuels (PEMFCs) have been evaluated for both automotive and stationary applications. One of the main obstacles for large scale commercialization of this technology is related to the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction that takes place on the cathode side of fuel cell. Consequently, ongoing research efforts are focused on the design of cathode materials that could improve the kinetics and durability. Majority of these efforts rely on novel synthetic approaches that provide control over the structure, size, shape and composition of catalytically active materials. This article highlights the most recent advances that have been made to tailor critical parameters of the nanoscale materials in order to achieve more efficient performance of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).},
doi = {10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.04.008},
journal = {Nano Energy},
number = C,
volume = 29,
place = {Netherlands},
year = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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