Ultrafine Pt cluster and RuO2 heterojunction anode catalysts designed for ultra-low Pt-loading anion exchange membrane fuel cells
Abstract
Development of high-performance hydrogen oxidation catalysts with ultralow precious metal loading is critical to the development of next-generation anion-exchange membrane fuel cells. In this work, a novel Ru-rich Pt–RuO2 heterojunction catalyst was synthesized via a solvothermal process followed by thermal treatment. The Pt–RuO2 catalyst has ultrafine Pt clusters and a heterojunction interface between Pt and RuO2, which facilitates high hydrogen oxidation activity while minimizing adverse adsorption of the phenyl group in the polymer electrolyte. The performance of a membrane electrode assembly employing the Pt–RuO2/C reached a peak power density of 0.77 W cm-2 with an anode Pt loading of 25 μgPt cm-2, achieving a specific power of 31 W mgPt-1 under H2/O2 conditions. The combined analysis of electrode performance and cost indicates that Pt–RuO2/C is one of the most promising catalysts that is approaching the U.S. DOE 2020 performance and cost targets for transportation applications.
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Fuel Cell Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1605103
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1570487; OSTI ID: 1634968
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-19-29833
Journal ID: ISSN 2055-6756; NHAOAW; 154405
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; 89233218CNA000001
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nanoscale Horizons
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2055-6756
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Energy Sciences
Citation Formats
Wang, Rongyue, Li, Dongguo, Maurya, Sandip, Kim, Yu Seung, Wu, Yimin, Liu, Yuzi, Strmcnik, Dusan, Markovic, Nenad M., and Stamenkovic, Vojislav R. Ultrafine Pt cluster and RuO2 heterojunction anode catalysts designed for ultra-low Pt-loading anion exchange membrane fuel cells. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1039/c9nh00533a.
Wang, Rongyue, Li, Dongguo, Maurya, Sandip, Kim, Yu Seung, Wu, Yimin, Liu, Yuzi, Strmcnik, Dusan, Markovic, Nenad M., & Stamenkovic, Vojislav R. Ultrafine Pt cluster and RuO2 heterojunction anode catalysts designed for ultra-low Pt-loading anion exchange membrane fuel cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9nh00533a
Wang, Rongyue, Li, Dongguo, Maurya, Sandip, Kim, Yu Seung, Wu, Yimin, Liu, Yuzi, Strmcnik, Dusan, Markovic, Nenad M., and Stamenkovic, Vojislav R. Fri .
"Ultrafine Pt cluster and RuO2 heterojunction anode catalysts designed for ultra-low Pt-loading anion exchange membrane fuel cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9nh00533a. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1605103.
@article{osti_1605103,
title = {Ultrafine Pt cluster and RuO2 heterojunction anode catalysts designed for ultra-low Pt-loading anion exchange membrane fuel cells},
author = {Wang, Rongyue and Li, Dongguo and Maurya, Sandip and Kim, Yu Seung and Wu, Yimin and Liu, Yuzi and Strmcnik, Dusan and Markovic, Nenad M. and Stamenkovic, Vojislav R.},
abstractNote = {Development of high-performance hydrogen oxidation catalysts with ultralow precious metal loading is critical to the development of next-generation anion-exchange membrane fuel cells. In this work, a novel Ru-rich Pt–RuO2 heterojunction catalyst was synthesized via a solvothermal process followed by thermal treatment. The Pt–RuO2 catalyst has ultrafine Pt clusters and a heterojunction interface between Pt and RuO2, which facilitates high hydrogen oxidation activity while minimizing adverse adsorption of the phenyl group in the polymer electrolyte. The performance of a membrane electrode assembly employing the Pt–RuO2/C reached a peak power density of 0.77 W cm-2 with an anode Pt loading of 25 μgPt cm-2, achieving a specific power of 31 W mgPt-1 under H2/O2 conditions. The combined analysis of electrode performance and cost indicates that Pt–RuO2/C is one of the most promising catalysts that is approaching the U.S. DOE 2020 performance and cost targets for transportation applications.},
doi = {10.1039/c9nh00533a},
journal = {Nanoscale Horizons},
number = 2,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Fri Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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