Electrocatalytic Properties of Mixed-Oxide-Containing Composite-Supported Platinum for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Composite Type Supports and Electrocatalysts
2.3. Physicochemical Characterization of the Composite Supports and the Electrocatalysts
2.4. Electrochemical Characterization of Composite-Supported Electrocatalysts
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Physicochemical Characterization of the Composite Supports and the Related Pt Electrocatalysts
3.2. Electrochemical Characterization of the Pt/Ti0.8Mo0.2O2-C Electrocatalysts
4. Conclusions and Perspectives
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample ID (a) | Nominal Composition of the Support | BET Surface Area, m2g−1 (b) | Pore Volume, cm3g−1 | Rutile Lattice Parameters, Å (c) | Pt Size, nm (XRD) |
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Pt/75BP | 25 wt.% Ti0.8Mo0.2O2-75 wt.% BP | 1120 | 2.01 | a = 4.630, c = 2.940 | 2.68 |
Pt/75F-BP | 25 wt.% Ti0.8Mo0.2O2-75 wt.% F-BP | 726 | 1.32 | a = 4.630, c = 2.940 | 2.75 |
Pt/75V | 25 wt.% Ti0.8Mo0.2O2-75 wt.% V | 175 | 0.48 | a = 4.630, c = 2.940 | 2.08 |
Method/Value | Ti/Mo (at/at) (a) | TiMoOx/C (wt.%/wt.%) | Pt (wt.%) |
---|---|---|---|
Nominal | 80/20 | 25/75 | 20.0 |
EDX (b) | 82.3/17.7 | 25.2/74.8 | 3.1 |
EDX (c) | 82.1/17.9 | 45.8/54.2 | 20.6 |
ICP-OES | 83.8/16.2 | 18.7/81.3 | 19.2 |
Sample ID (a) | Ti/Mo (at/at) | Oxide/C (wt.%/wt.%) | Pt (wt.%) | |||
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Nominal | XPS | Nominal | XPS | Nominal | XPS | |
Pt/75BP | 80/20 | 79.2/20.8 | 25/75 | 15/85 | 20 | 15 |
Pt/75F-BP | 80/20 | 83.8/16.2 | 25/75 | 20/80 | 20 | 33 |
Pt/75V | 80/20 | 80.5/19.5 | 25/75 | 19/81 | 20 | 42 |
Catalyst | ECSA1, (a) m2/gPt | ECSA10,000, (b) m2/gPt | ΔECSA10,000, (c) % (a) |
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Pt/75BP | 69.7 ± 2.6 | 50.1 | 27.6 |
Pt/75F-BP | 70.9 ± 1.6 | 53.5 | 24.1 |
Pt/75V | 78.3 ± 2.6 | 50.5 | 36.4 |
Pt/C | 87.2 ± 2.3 (d) | 46.7 | 47.8 |
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Ayyubov, I.; Tálas, E.; Salmanzade, K.; Kuncser, A.; Pászti, Z.; Neațu, Ș.; Mirea, A.G.; Florea, M.; Tompos, A.; Borbáth, I. Electrocatalytic Properties of Mixed-Oxide-Containing Composite-Supported Platinum for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells. Materials 2022, 15, 3671. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15103671
Ayyubov I, Tálas E, Salmanzade K, Kuncser A, Pászti Z, Neațu Ș, Mirea AG, Florea M, Tompos A, Borbáth I. Electrocatalytic Properties of Mixed-Oxide-Containing Composite-Supported Platinum for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells. Materials. 2022; 15(10):3671. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15103671
Chicago/Turabian StyleAyyubov, Ilgar, Emília Tálas, Khirdakhanim Salmanzade, Andrei Kuncser, Zoltán Pászti, Ștefan Neațu, Anca G. Mirea, Mihaela Florea, András Tompos, and Irina Borbáth. 2022. "Electrocatalytic Properties of Mixed-Oxide-Containing Composite-Supported Platinum for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells" Materials 15, no. 10: 3671. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15103671