Impact of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Degradation Products on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity for Platinum Electrocatalysts
Abstract
The impact of model membrane degradation compounds on the relevant electrochemical parameters for the oxygen reduction reaction (i.e. electrochemical surface area and catalytic activity), was studied for both polycrystalline Pt and carbon supported Pt electrocatalysts. Model compounds, representing previously published, experimentally determined polymer electrolyte membrane degradation products, were in the form of perfluorinated organic acids that contained combinations of carboxylic and/or sulfonic acid functionality. Perfluorinated carboxylic acids of carbon chain length C1 – C6 were found to have an impact on electrochemical surface area (ECA). The longest chain length acid also hindered the observed oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance, resulting in a 17% loss in kinetic current (determined at 0.9 V). Model compounds containing sulfonic acid functional groups alone did not show an effect on Pt ECA or ORR activity. Lastly, greater than a 44% loss in ORR activity at 0.9V was observed for diacid model compounds DA-Naf (perfluoro(2-methyl-3-oxa-5-sulfonic pentanoic) acid) and DA-3M (perfluoro(4-sulfonic butanoic) acid), which contained both sulfonic and carboxylic acid functionalities.
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- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Geochemistry
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). Chemical Materials and Science Center
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1170308
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5900-62449
Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651; MainId:21616;UUID:c173831a-c511-e411-8d7c-d89d67132a6d;MainAdminID:10092
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308; ZGB-0-4-647-1
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 161; Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Publisher:
- The Electrochemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; electrochemical; electrocatalysts; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
Citation Formats
Christ, J. M., Neyerlin, K. C., Wang, H., Richards, R., and Dinh, H. N. Impact of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Degradation Products on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity for Platinum Electrocatalysts. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1149/2.0921414jes.
Christ, J. M., Neyerlin, K. C., Wang, H., Richards, R., & Dinh, H. N. Impact of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Degradation Products on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity for Platinum Electrocatalysts. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0921414jes
Christ, J. M., Neyerlin, K. C., Wang, H., Richards, R., and Dinh, H. N. Thu .
"Impact of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Degradation Products on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity for Platinum Electrocatalysts". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0921414jes. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1170308.
@article{osti_1170308,
title = {Impact of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Degradation Products on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity for Platinum Electrocatalysts},
author = {Christ, J. M. and Neyerlin, K. C. and Wang, H. and Richards, R. and Dinh, H. N.},
abstractNote = {The impact of model membrane degradation compounds on the relevant electrochemical parameters for the oxygen reduction reaction (i.e. electrochemical surface area and catalytic activity), was studied for both polycrystalline Pt and carbon supported Pt electrocatalysts. Model compounds, representing previously published, experimentally determined polymer electrolyte membrane degradation products, were in the form of perfluorinated organic acids that contained combinations of carboxylic and/or sulfonic acid functionality. Perfluorinated carboxylic acids of carbon chain length C1 – C6 were found to have an impact on electrochemical surface area (ECA). The longest chain length acid also hindered the observed oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance, resulting in a 17% loss in kinetic current (determined at 0.9 V). Model compounds containing sulfonic acid functional groups alone did not show an effect on Pt ECA or ORR activity. Lastly, greater than a 44% loss in ORR activity at 0.9V was observed for diacid model compounds DA-Naf (perfluoro(2-methyl-3-oxa-5-sulfonic pentanoic) acid) and DA-3M (perfluoro(4-sulfonic butanoic) acid), which contained both sulfonic and carboxylic acid functionalities.},
doi = {10.1149/2.0921414jes},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
number = 14,
volume = 161,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu Oct 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}
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