Highly stable and active Pt/Nb-TiO 2 carbon-free electrocatalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sun, Shuhui ^a,b,c   Zhang, Gaixia ^a,b,c   Sun, Xueliang ^b   Cai, Mei ^a   Ruthkosky, Martin ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODE CATALYST; COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; GROWTH DENSITY; HOLLOW SPHERE; MESOPOROUS; POTENTIOSTATS; PT NANOPARTICLES; WET CHEMICAL ROUTE;

CARBON; ELECTROCATALYSTS; NIOBIUM; PLATINUM; POLYSTYRENES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOL-GEL PROCESS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84864930568     PISSN: 16879503     EISSN: 16879511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/389505     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Marezio M., Dernier P. D., The crystal structure of Ti 4 O 7, a member of the homologous series Ti n O 2 n -1 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 1971 3 3 340 348
2. Borup R., Meyers J., Pivovar B., Kim Y. S., Mukundan R., Garland N., Myers D., Wilson M., Garzon F., Wood D., Zelenay P., More K., Stroh K., Zawodzinski T., Boncella J., McGrath J. E., Inaba M., Miyatake K., Hori M., Ota K., Ogumi Z., Miyata S., Nishikata A., Siroma Z., Uchimoto Y., Yasuda K., Kimijima K. I., Iwashita N., Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation Chemical Reviews 2007 107 10 3904 3951
3. Stevens D. A., Dahn J. R., Thermal degradation of the support in carbon-supported platinum electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells Carbon 2005 43 1 179 188
4. Shao Y., Yin G., Gao Y., Understanding and approaches for the durability issues of Pt-based catalysts for PEM fuel cell Journal of Power Sources 2007 171 2 558 566
5. Saha M. S., Li R., Sun X., High loading and monodispersed Pt nanoparticles on multiwalled carbon nanotubes for high performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells Journal of Power Sources 2008 177 2 314 322
6. Ioroi T., Senoh H., Yamazaki S. I., Siroma Z., Fujiwara N., Yasuda K., Stability of corrosion-resistant Magli-phase Ti 4 O 7 -supported PEMFC catalysts at high potentials Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2008 155 4 B321 B326
7. Ioroi T., Siroma Z., Fujiwara N., Yamazaki S. I., Yasuda K., Sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide-supported platinum electrocatalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cells Electrochemistry Communications 2005 7 2 183 188
8. Chhina H., Campbell S., Kesler O., An oxidation-resistant indium tin oxide catalyst support for proton exchange membrane fuel cells Journal of Power Sources 2006 161 2 893 900
9. Chen G., Bare S. R., Mallouk T. E., Development of supported bifunctional electrocatalysts for unitized regenerative fuel cells Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2002 149 8 A1092 A1099
10. Chhina H., Campbell S., Kesler O., Ex situ evaluation of tungsten oxide as a catalyst support for PEMFCs Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2007 154 6 B533 B539
11. Saha M. S., Banis M. N., Zhang Y., Li R., Sun X., Cai M., Wagner F. T., Tungsten oxide nanowires grown on carbon paper as Pt electrocatalyst support for high performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells Journal of Power Sources 2009 192 2 330 335
12. Saha M. S., Li R., Cai M., Sun X., High electrocatalytic activity of platinum nanoparticles on SnO2 nanowire-based electrodes Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 2007 10 8 B130 B133
13. Koninck M. D., Manseau P., Marsan B., Preparation and characterization of Nb-doped TiO 2 nanoparticles used as a conductive support for bifunctional CuCo 2 O 4 electrocatalyst Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2007 611 1-2 67 79
14. Park K. W., Seol K. S., Nb-TiO 2 supported Pt cathode catalyst for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells Electrochemistry Communications 2007 9 9 2256 2260
15. Cai M., Lu Y., Wu Z., Making electrocatalyst supports for fuel cells. US patent, Application number: 12/716360, 2010
16. Chhina H., Susac D., Campbell S., Kesler O., Transmission electron microscope observation of Pt deposited on Nb-doped titania Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 2009 12 6 B97 B100
17. Tauster S. J., Fung S. C., Garten R. L., Strong metal-support interactions. Group 8 noble metals supported on TiO 2 Journal of the American Chemical Society 1978 100 1 170 175
18. Leroux F., Dewar P. J., Intissar M., Ouvrard G., Nazar L. F., Study of the formation of mesoporous titania via a template approach and of subsequent Li insertion Journal of Materials Chemistry 2002 12 11 3245 3253
19. Traversa E., Di Vona M. L., Licoccia S., Sacerdoti M., Carotta M. C., Crema L., Martinelli G., Sol-gel processed TiO 2 -based nano-sized powders for use in thick-film gas sensors for atmospheric pollutant monitoring Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 2001 22 1-2 167 179
20. Sun S. H., Yang D. Q., Villers D., Zhang G. X., Sacher E., Dodelet J. P., Template- and surfactant-free room temperature synthesis of self-assembled 3D Pt nanoflowers from single-crystal nanowires Advanced Materials 2008 20 3 571 574
21. Yang D. Q., Sun S., Dodelet J. P., Sacher E., A facile route for the self-organized high-density decoration of Pt nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008 112 31 11717 11721
22. Yang D. Q., Sun S. H., Meng H., Dodelet J. P., Sacher E., Formation of a porous platinum nanoparticle froth for electrochemical applications, produced without templates, surfactants, or stabilizers Chemistry of Materials 2008 20 14 4677 4681
23. http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/surface/XPSPEAK/
24. Moulder F., Stickle W. F., Sobol P. E., Bomben K. D., Handbook of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 1992 Eden Prairie, Minn, USA Perkin-Elmer, Eden Prairie. Edited by J. Chastain
25. Woods R., Electroanalytical Chemistry 1976 New York, NY, USA Marcel Dekker. Edited by A. J. Bard
26. Zhang J., Sasaki K., Sutter E., Adzic R. R., Stabilization of platinum oxygen-reduction electrocatalysts using gold clusters Science 2007 315 5809 220 222