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Title: Structurally Ordered Fe 3 Pt Nanoparticles on Robust Nitride Support as a High Performance Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Abstract

Abstract The commercialization of fuel cell technologies requires a significant reduction in the amount of expensive platinum catalyst in the cathode while still maintaining high catalytic activity and stability. Herein a cost‐effective, highly durable, and efficient catalyst consisting of ordered Fe 3 Pt nanoparticles supported by mesoporous Ti 0.5 Cr 0.5 N (Fe 3 Pt/Ti 0.5 Cr 0.5 N) is demonstrated. The Fe 3 Pt/Ti 0.5 Cr 0.5 N catalyst exhibits a five‐fold increase in mass activity relative to a Pt/C catalyst at 0.9 V for the oxygen reduction reaction. More importantly, the catalyst shows a minimal loss of activity after 5000 potential cycles (9.7%). The enhanced activity of the ordered Fe 3 Pt/Ti 0.5 Cr 0.5 N catalyst, in combination with its enhanced stability, makes it very promising for the development of new cathode catalysts for fuel cells.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]; ORCiD logo [4];  [3];  [5];  [6];  [6];  [3]
  1. School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 China, The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China
  2. The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China
  3. Materials Science and Engineering Program &, Texas Materials Institute The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
  4. The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China, Materials Science and Engineering Program &, Texas Materials Institute The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
  5. School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 China
  6. Materials Science and Technology Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1484313
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Energy Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Volume: 9 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Liu, Quanbing, Du, Li, Fu, Gengtao, Cui, Zhiming, Li, Yutao, Dang, Dai, Gao, Xiang, Zheng, Qiang, and Goodenough, John B. Structurally Ordered Fe 3 Pt Nanoparticles on Robust Nitride Support as a High Performance Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Germany: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1002/aenm.201803040.
Liu, Quanbing, Du, Li, Fu, Gengtao, Cui, Zhiming, Li, Yutao, Dang, Dai, Gao, Xiang, Zheng, Qiang, & Goodenough, John B. Structurally Ordered Fe 3 Pt Nanoparticles on Robust Nitride Support as a High Performance Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201803040
Liu, Quanbing, Du, Li, Fu, Gengtao, Cui, Zhiming, Li, Yutao, Dang, Dai, Gao, Xiang, Zheng, Qiang, and Goodenough, John B. Mon . "Structurally Ordered Fe 3 Pt Nanoparticles on Robust Nitride Support as a High Performance Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201803040.
@article{osti_1484313,
title = {Structurally Ordered Fe 3 Pt Nanoparticles on Robust Nitride Support as a High Performance Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction},
author = {Liu, Quanbing and Du, Li and Fu, Gengtao and Cui, Zhiming and Li, Yutao and Dang, Dai and Gao, Xiang and Zheng, Qiang and Goodenough, John B.},
abstractNote = {Abstract The commercialization of fuel cell technologies requires a significant reduction in the amount of expensive platinum catalyst in the cathode while still maintaining high catalytic activity and stability. Herein a cost‐effective, highly durable, and efficient catalyst consisting of ordered Fe 3 Pt nanoparticles supported by mesoporous Ti 0.5 Cr 0.5 N (Fe 3 Pt/Ti 0.5 Cr 0.5 N) is demonstrated. The Fe 3 Pt/Ti 0.5 Cr 0.5 N catalyst exhibits a five‐fold increase in mass activity relative to a Pt/C catalyst at 0.9 V for the oxygen reduction reaction. More importantly, the catalyst shows a minimal loss of activity after 5000 potential cycles (9.7%). The enhanced activity of the ordered Fe 3 Pt/Ti 0.5 Cr 0.5 N catalyst, in combination with its enhanced stability, makes it very promising for the development of new cathode catalysts for fuel cells.},
doi = {10.1002/aenm.201803040},
journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
number = 3,
volume = 9,
place = {Germany},
year = {Mon Dec 03 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Dec 03 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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