Non-precious metal oxygen reduction catalysts for fuel cells: A good or a bad idea?

Piotr Zelenay, Hoon Chung, Gang Wu

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Abstract

Non-precious metal catalysts (NPMCs) have shown promising activity towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), both in basic and acidic media. However, the use of NPMCs in acidic Nafion®-based polymer electrolyte fuel cells has been hampered by relatively low activity and stability when compared to platinum-based catalysts. In order to overcome these issues, a new class of ORR NPMCs was developed that involves heat treatment as a key step in the NPMC synthesis. This presentation provides a review of the progress in research on heattreated non-precious metal catalysts, with an emphasis on the efforts focusing on the active site identification and correlation between catalyst performance and morphology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEFC 2013 - Proceedings of the 5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference
EditorsViviana Cigolotti, Chiara Barchiesi, Michela Chianella
PublisherENEA
Pages147-148
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9788882862978
StatePublished - 2013
Event5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference and Exhibition, EFC 2013 - Rome, Italy
Duration: Dec 11 2013Dec 13 2013

Publication series

NameEFC 2013 - Proceedings of the 5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference

Conference

Conference5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference and Exhibition, EFC 2013
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period12/11/1312/13/13

Keywords

  • Electrocatalysis
  • Non-precious metal catalysts
  • Oxygen reduction
  • Polymer electrolyte fuel cells

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