Engineered Catalyst Support with Improved Durability at Higher Weight Percentage of Platinum

Ramaswamy, Nagappan; Zulevi, Barr; McCool, Geoff; Patton, Natalie; Shi, Zixiao; Chavez, Aldo; Muller, David A.; Kongkanand, Anusorn; Kumaraguru, Swami

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ad0668

Title: Engineered Catalyst Support with Improved Durability at Higher Weight Percentage of Platinum

Journal Article · Thu Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad0668· OSTI ID:2204530

; Zulevi, Barr; McCool, Geoff; Patton, Natalie; Shi, Zixiao; Chavez, Aldo; Muller, David A.;

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Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells are a suitable electrochemical power source for heavy duty vehicle (HDV) applications due to their high efficiency and durability. The cathode of the fuel cell uses a higher geometric loading of platinum (∼0.2 to 0.4 mg _Pt /cm ² ) for the electrocatalysis of the kinetically sluggish Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) which requires higher weight percent loading of the metal (∼50%) on the carbon support to decrease the catalyst layer thickness and hence, the reactant transport losses. The conventionally used supports for platinum catalyst, such as the KetjenBlack ^TM type high surface area carbon (HSC) features limited mesopore area for the dispersion of Pt nanoparticles leading to increased aggregation and poor durability. Here, we show a new class of carbon materials known as the Engineered Catalyst Support (ECS) developed by Pajarito Powder with higher mesopore fraction for the dispersion of higher weight percentage of Pt nanoparticles. ECS materials can disperse up to 50% Pt by weight of the catalyst thereby enabling lower catalyst layer thickness with higher performance retained after durability test. A comprehensive set of physico-chemical and electrochemical studies in membrane electrode assembly (MEA) are reported to understand the performance and durability of Pt/ECS catalysts.

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OSTI ID:: 2204530

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2203477

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Vol. 170 Journal Issue: 11; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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