Graphitized Mesoporous Engineered Carbon Support for Fuel Cell Applications

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

doi:10.1021/acsaenm.3c00354

Title: Graphitized Mesoporous Engineered Carbon Support for Fuel Cell Applications

Journal Article · 12 October 2023 · ACS Applied Engineering Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.3c00354 · OSTI ID:2202797

^[1]; Zulevi, Barr ^[2]; McCool, Geoff ^[3]; Shi, Zixiao ^[4]; Chavez, Aldo ^[4]; Muller, David A. ^[5]; Kongkanand, Anusorn ^[6]; Kumaraguru, Swami ^[6]

General Motors Company, Pontiac, MI (United States); General Motors LLC
Pajarito Powder, Albuquerque, NM (United States); Electric Hydrogen, Natick, MA (United States)
Pajarito Powder, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States)
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States); Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, NY (United States)
General Motors Company, Pontiac, MI (United States)

As proton exchange membrane fuel cells mature into commercial devices capable of powering a wide range of stationary and automotive applications, they need materials with tunable properties to improve their performance and durability. Carbon supports used for platinum (Pt) nanoparticle dispersion is typically based on a furnace black-type material with a random structure, thereby hindering progress in catalyst development. To address this challenge, engineered carbons with a tunable mesoporous structure offer an opportunity to maximize catalyst performance and durability. In this article, we report on the development of a graphitized, mesoporous carbon support with a high degree of ordering, labeled here as ECS4005, for the dispersion of Pt nanoparticles. Pt/ECS4005 shows significantly improved kinetic activity due to its mesoporous structure that mitigates Pt poisoning by sulfonate functional groups in the ionomer while simultaneously enabling favorable accessibility to reactants.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008821

OSTI ID:: 2202797

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Engineering Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Engineering Materials Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 1; ISSN 2771-9545

Publisher:: ACS PublicationsCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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