Platinum Surface Oxide and Oxygen Reduction Reaction Kinetics during Transient Fuel Cell Operation

Kongkanand, Anusorn; Yarlagadda, Venkata; Gu, Wenbin; Arisetty, Srikanth

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/acfbbb

Platinum Surface Oxide and Oxygen Reduction Reaction Kinetics during Transient Fuel Cell Operation

Journal Article · 01 September 2023 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/acfbbb· OSTI ID:2418505

^[1]; Yarlagadda, Venkata; Gu, Wenbin; Arisetty, Srikanth

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Pt surface oxide coverage (POC) and Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) were measured under a range of operating conditions in a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). Sensitivity analysis suggests that adsorption of sulfonate groups of the ionomer on the Pt surface plays an important role in POC and ORR kinetics. Although both Pt oxide growth and ORR activity decay follow a logarithm of time behavior, it is found that ORR kinetics are affected by at least two different types of Pt oxide. A semi-empirical ORR kinetic model is proposed taking into account the effect of ionomer and Pt oxide types. The model is capable of providing a quantitative prediction of POC and ORR activity over a range of potential, temperature, relative humidity, and time that is relevant to normal PEMFC operation.

Research Organization:: General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)

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

DOE Contract Number:: EE0007271

OSTI ID:: 2418505

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 170; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: IOP Publishing

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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