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Electrocatalytic activity of Pt–Pd electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Effect of supports

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  • Limpattayanate, Siripong
  • Hunsom, Mali

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Pt–Pd electrocatalysts supported on different types of support including domestic Hicon Black (HB), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and titania (TiO2) were prepared by a combined approach of impregnation and seeding, and compared to that prepared using the commercial Vulcan XC-72 (C). Their oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activities in an acid electrolyte (0.5 M H2SO4) and in a single proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell were evaluated. The type of support was found to affect the Pt–Pd electrocatalyst morphology and ORR activity. The Pt–Pd/C electrocatalyst had the smallest Pt particle size, better catalyst dispersion and a higher Pt:Pd M ratio compared to that of other types of supported Pt–Pd electrocatalysts. However, both in the acid solution and in a single PEM fuel cell, the ORR activities of the Pt–Pd/HB and Pt–Pd/CNT electrocatalysts were comparable to that of the Pt–Pd/C one. The ORR pathway of all supported Pt–Pd electrocatalysts were close to the four-electron pathway.

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  • Limpattayanate, Siripong & Hunsom, Mali, 2014. "Electrocatalytic activity of Pt–Pd electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Effect of supports," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 205-211.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:63:y:2014:i:c:p:205-211
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.09.014
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