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Title: Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity on Pt-Monolayer-Shell PdIr/Ni-Core Catalysts

Journal Article · · Journal of the Electrochemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0391815jes· OSTI ID:1480984

Platinum monolayer oxygen reduction reaction catalysts offer the most promising possibility of reducing the Pt content without sacrificing its fuel cell performance. Here, we present a facile way of preparing Pt monolayer shell on PdIr-based core catalysts with and without Ni sub-core. They showed much higher activity for oxygen reduction reaction than commercial Pt/C catalyst. Among tested samples, PtMLPd2Ir/Ni/C performs the best having Pt mass activity 14 times and Platinum Group Metal mass activity 0.8 times higher than that of Pt/C. In addition, accelerated durability test indicates its excellent durability, which was demonstrated by a 7.5% decrease in Platinum Group Metal mass activity compared to 64% for the commercial Pt/C catalyst. As a result, the role of Ni sub-core in oxygen reduction reaction activity and durability of PtML on PdIr-based catalysts was also elucidated.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1480984
Report Number(s):
BNL-209341-2018-JAAM
Journal Information:
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 15; ISSN 0013-4651
Publisher:
The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 9 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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