Status and challenges for the application of platinum group metal-free catalysts in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

Osmieri, Luigi; Park, Jaehyung; Cullen, David A.; Zelenay, Piotr; Myers, Deborah J.; Neyerlin, Kenneth C.

doi:10.1016/j.coelec.2020.08.009

Status and challenges for the application of platinum group metal-free catalysts in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal Article · Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Current Opinion in Electrochemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2020.08.009· OSTI ID:1677433

^[1]; Park, Jaehyung ^[2]; Cullen, David A. ^[3]; Zelenay, Piotr ^[4]; Myers, Deborah J. ^[2]; Neyerlin, Kenneth C. ^[1]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) electrocatalysts are an important class of materials for the sustainable energy economy and significant effort has been made towards developing PGM-free catalysts to replace their costly Pt counterparts in fuel cell electric vehicles. The progress made in activity over the last decade is reviewed, along with synthesis strategies for more controlled active site formation and performance gains achieved through electrode engineering. The increased focus on durability, the growing understanding of degradation mechanisms, and the need for standard performance and accelerated stress test protocols are discussed.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AC05-00OR22725; AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1677433

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1809836
OSTI ID: 1774608
OSTI ID: 1783297

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5900-77405; MainId:26351; UUID:fd5c9f67-9ced-452d-8fc2-075cadfda631; MainAdminID:18599

Journal Information:: Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, Journal Name: Current Opinion in Electrochemistry Vol. 25; ISSN 2451-9103

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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