Platinum Deposited Nitrogen-Doped Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers as Methanol Tolerant Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction with Improved Durability

Elangovan, Ayyappan; Xu, Jiayi; Sekar, Archana; Rajendran, Sabari; Liu, Bin; Li, Jun

doi:10.3390/applnano2040022

Platinum Deposited Nitrogen-Doped Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers as Methanol Tolerant Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction with Improved Durability

Journal Article · Sun Oct 17 04:00:00 EDT 2021 · Applied Nano

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/applnano2040022· OSTI ID:1826229

Elangovan, Ayyappan; Xu, Jiayi; Sekar, Archana; Rajendran, Sabari; ;

Nitrogen doping in carbon materials can modify the employed carbon material’s electronic and structural properties, which helps in creating a stronger metal-support interaction. In this study, the role of nitrogen doping in improving the durability of Pt catalysts supported on a three-dimensional vertically aligned carbon nanofiber (VACNF) array towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was explored. The nitrogen moieties present in the N-VACNF enhanced the metal-support interaction and contributed to a reduction in the Pt particle size from 3.1 nm to 2.3 nm. The Pt/N-VACNF catalyst showed better durability when compared to Pt/VACNF and Pt/C catalysts with similar Pt loading. DFT calculations validated the increase in the durability of the Pt NPs with an increase in pyridinic N and corroborated the molecular ORR pathway for Pt/N-VACNF. Moreover, the Pt/N-VACNF catalyst was found to have excellent tolerance towards methanol crossover.

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

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Journal Information:: Applied Nano, Journal Name: Applied Nano Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 2; ISSN 2673-3501

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