Novel Developments in Fuel-Cell Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2021) | Viewed by 7010
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oxygen evolution reaction; oxygen reduction reaction; water electrolyzer; fuel cell
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With carbon neutrality becoming a global agreement, more and more research has been dedicated to the commercialization of fuel cells. However, there are still several challenges remaining in oxygen reduction electrocatalysts. Firstly, the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction requires high Pt loading in PEMFCs, which significantly contributes to the cost of the FCs. Secondly, catalyst stability is still a bottleneck in FC lifetime. Thirdly, the characterization of electrocatalysts in fuel cell devices seems to be very important, as electrochemical tests in electrolytes are quite different from real working conditions. This Special Issue aims to cover recent progress and trends in designing, synthesizing, characterizing, and evaluating advanced electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction in fuel cells.
Prof. Dr. Huabing Tao
Prof. Dr. Hongbin Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Pt loading
- alloys
- proton exchange membrane fuel cells
- catalyst stability
- catalyst degradation
- catalyst-coated membranes
- working conditions
- dissolution
- catalyst support
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