A novel non-noble electrocatalyst for PEM fuel cell based on molybdenum nitride

被引:199
作者
Zhong, Hexiang
Zhang, Huamin
Liu, Gang
Liang, Yongmin
Hu, Jingwei
Yi, Baolian
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Key Mat & Technol Lab Proton Exchange Membrane Fu, Dalian Inst Chem Phys, Dalian 116023, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Sch, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China
关键词
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); molybdenum nitride; proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs); non-noble electrocatalyst; linear sweep voltammetry;
D O I
10.1016/j.elecom.2006.02.020
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
A novel non-noble electrocatalyst based on molybdenum nitride supported on carbon (Mo2N/C) prepared by temperature-programmed reaction (TPR) strategy was investigated as cathode electrocatalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The catalyst structure was characterized via X-ray diffraction (XRD). The electrochemical behaviours of the catalyst were investigated by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and rotating disk electrode (RDE) measurements in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. The reduction of oxygen in acid solution proceeds by an approximate four-electron pathway. The MO2N/C catalyst showed a comparatively good cell performance to oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in PEMFCs and has proved to be a promising non-noble electrocatalysts for the alternative of platinum-based catalysts. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:707 / 712
页数:6
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