Fuel Cell Performance Implications of Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication with Platinum-Nickel Nanowire Catalysts
Abstract
Platinum-nickel nanowire (PtNiNW) catalysts have shown exceptionally high oxygen reduction mass activity in rotating disk electrode measurements. However, the ability to successfully incorporate PtNiNWs into high performance membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) has been challenging due to their size, shape, density, dispersion characteristics, and corrosion-susceptible nickel core. We have investigated the impact of specific processing steps and electrode composition on observed fuel cell performance and electrochemical properties in order to optimize performance. We have found that nickel ion contamination is a major concern for PtNiNWs that can be addressed through ion exchange in fabricated/tested MEAs or by acid leaching of catalyst materials prior to MEA incorporation, with the latter being the more successful method. Additionally, decreased ionomer incorporation has led to the highest performance demonstrating 238 mA/mgPt (0.9 V IR-free) for PtNiNWs (pre-leached to 80 wt% Pt) with 9 wt% ionomer incorporation.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1425998
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1430822
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5900-70607
Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651; /jes/165/3/F238.atom
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Volume: 165 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Publisher:
- The Electrochemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; fuel cells; membrane electrode assembly; unsupported electrocatalyst
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Mauger, Scott A., Neyerlin, K. C., Alia, Shaun M., Ngo, Chilan, Babu, Siddharth Komini, Hurst, Katherine E., Pylypenko, Svitlana, Litster, Shawn, and Pivovar, Bryan S. Fuel Cell Performance Implications of Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication with Platinum-Nickel Nanowire Catalysts. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1149/2.1061803jes.
Mauger, Scott A., Neyerlin, K. C., Alia, Shaun M., Ngo, Chilan, Babu, Siddharth Komini, Hurst, Katherine E., Pylypenko, Svitlana, Litster, Shawn, & Pivovar, Bryan S. Fuel Cell Performance Implications of Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication with Platinum-Nickel Nanowire Catalysts. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1061803jes
Mauger, Scott A., Neyerlin, K. C., Alia, Shaun M., Ngo, Chilan, Babu, Siddharth Komini, Hurst, Katherine E., Pylypenko, Svitlana, Litster, Shawn, and Pivovar, Bryan S. Thu .
"Fuel Cell Performance Implications of Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication with Platinum-Nickel Nanowire Catalysts". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1061803jes.
@article{osti_1425998,
title = {Fuel Cell Performance Implications of Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication with Platinum-Nickel Nanowire Catalysts},
author = {Mauger, Scott A. and Neyerlin, K. C. and Alia, Shaun M. and Ngo, Chilan and Babu, Siddharth Komini and Hurst, Katherine E. and Pylypenko, Svitlana and Litster, Shawn and Pivovar, Bryan S.},
abstractNote = {Platinum-nickel nanowire (PtNiNW) catalysts have shown exceptionally high oxygen reduction mass activity in rotating disk electrode measurements. However, the ability to successfully incorporate PtNiNWs into high performance membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) has been challenging due to their size, shape, density, dispersion characteristics, and corrosion-susceptible nickel core. We have investigated the impact of specific processing steps and electrode composition on observed fuel cell performance and electrochemical properties in order to optimize performance. We have found that nickel ion contamination is a major concern for PtNiNWs that can be addressed through ion exchange in fabricated/tested MEAs or by acid leaching of catalyst materials prior to MEA incorporation, with the latter being the more successful method. Additionally, decreased ionomer incorporation has led to the highest performance demonstrating 238 mA/mgPt (0.9 V IR-free) for PtNiNWs (pre-leached to 80 wt% Pt) with 9 wt% ionomer incorporation.},
doi = {10.1149/2.1061803jes},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
number = 3,
volume = 165,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 08 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Thu Feb 08 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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