Effect of Ammonia on the Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Base

Abbasi, Reza; Wang, Huanhuan; R. C. Lattimer, Judith; Xu, Hui; Wu, Gang; Yan, Yushan

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/abcde1

Effect of Ammonia on the Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Base

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 2020 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abcde1· OSTI ID:1848270

^[1]; Wang, Huanhuan; R. C. Lattimer, Judith; Xu, Hui; Wu, Gang;

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We investigated the effect of ammonia on the activity of seven benchmark oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts, Pt/C, Pd/C, Au/C, Ag/C, commercial Fe–N–C, zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)-based Fe–N–C (Fe-ZIF), and ZIF-based Fe,Co–N–C (Fe,Co-ZIF) in alkaline media and direct ammonia fuel cell (DAFC) relevant conditions using a rotating disk electrode. We found that ammonia exposure causes considerable ORR activity loss for all studied electrocatalysts. Should we rank the electrocatalysts in terms of their ORR activity loss and their irreversible ORR activity loss as the result of exposure to ammonia (from the highest loss to the lowest loss), we get Au/C > Pt/C ≈ Pd/C > Ag/C » commercial Fe–N–C > Fe-ZIF ≈ Fe,Co-ZIF and Pd/C > Au/C > Ag/C > commercial Fe–N–C > Fe-ZIF ≈ Fe,Co-ZIF > Pt/C, respectively. The ammonia oxidation reaction activity and adsorptive properties of the Gerisher-Mauerer reaction intermediates do not govern the trend of the ORR activity loss of Pt/C, Pd/C, Au/C, and Ag/C electrocatalysts. Notably, we found that Pt/C electrocatalyst shows the lowest irreversible ORR activity loss, while Fe-ZIF and Fe,Co-ZIF electrocatalysts show the lowest overall ORR activity loss. Our comprehensive study suggests that Pt-based, Fe-ZIF, and Fe,Co-ZIF electrocatalysts are promising cathode candidates for future DAFCs.

Research Organization:: Giner, Inc., Newton, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000814

OSTI ID:: 1848270

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 167; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: IOP Publishing - The Electrochemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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