High-Activity, Durable Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst: Nanoscale Composite of Platinum-Tantalum Oxyphosphate on Vulcan Carbon

被引:32
作者
Garsany, Yannick [1 ,2 ]
Epshteyn, Albert [1 ]
Purdy, Andrew P. [1 ]
More, Karren L. [3 ]
Swider-Lyons, Karen E. [1 ]
机构
[1] USN, Res Lab, Div Chem, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[2] EXCET INC, Springfield, VA 22151 USA
[3] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS | 2010年 / 1卷 / 13期
关键词
FUEL-CELLS; CATALYSTS; PEMFCS; ALLOY; PT/C; STABILITY; MOOX;
D O I
10.1021/jz100681g
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new oxygen reduction electrocatalyst for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is synthesized by dispersing nanoscale Pt on a nanoscale tantalum oxyphosphate phase on a Vulcan carbon support, designated as Pt/[TaOPO4/VC]. Electrocatalytic activity is measured by the thin-film rotating disk electrode methodology in 0.1 M HClO4 electrolyte. The Pd[TaOPO4/VC] electrocatalyst has a high mass-specific activity of 0.46 A mg(Pt)(-1) compared to 0.20 A mg(Pt)(-1) for a Pt/Vulcan carbon standard and has met the 2015 DOE goal of 0.44 A mg(Pt)(-1). This tantalum-containing electrocatalyst is twice as durable as the standard Pt/carbon in terms of its loss of Pt electrochemical surface area after aggressive electrochemical cycling.
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页码:1977 / 1981
页数:5
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