Metal-organic frameworks derived platinum-cobalt bimetallic nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules as a highly active and durable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Ying, Jie; Li, Jing; Jiang, Gaopeng; Cano, Zachary Paul; Ma, Zhong; Zhong, Cheng; Su, Dong; Chen, Zhongwei

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.11.077

Title: Metal-organic frameworks derived platinum-cobalt bimetallic nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules as a highly active and durable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Journal Article · Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.11.077· OSTI ID:1425092

Ying, Jie ^[1]; Li, Jing ^[2]; Jiang, Gaopeng ^[1]; Cano, Zachary Paul ^[1]; Ma, Zhong ^[1]; Zhong, Cheng ^[3]; Su, Dong ^[2]; Chen, Zhongwei ^[1]

Univ. of Waterloo, ON (Canada). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Tianjin Univ. (China). Key Lab. of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology. School of Materials Science and Engineering

Pt-based nanomaterials are regarded as the most efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However, widespread adoption of PEMFCs requires solutions to major challenges encountered with ORR catalysts, namely high cost, sluggish kinetics, and low durability. In this paper, a new efficient method utilizing Co-based metal-organic frameworks is developed to produce PtCo bimetallic nanoparticles embedded in unique nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules. The obtained catalyst demonstrates an outstanding ORR performance, with a mass activity that is 5.5 and 13.5 times greater than that of commercial Pt/C and Pt black, respectively. Most importantly, the product exhibits dramatically improved durability in terms of both electrochemically active surface area (ECAS) and mass activity compared to commercial Pt/C and Pt black catalysts. Finally, the remarkable ORR performance demonstrated here can be attributed to the structural features of the catalyst (its alloy structure, high dispersion and fine particle size) and the carbon support (its nitrogen dopant, large surface area and hollow porous structure).

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Waterloo, ON (Canada); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; APCPJ 417858-11

OSTI ID:: 1425092

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1548946

Report Number(s):: BNL-203304-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Vol. 225; ISSN 0926-3373

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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