Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 55, Issue 20, Pages 6004-6007Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600647
Keywords
alkaline membrane; ceria; fuel cells; palladium; platinum free electrodes
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- Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
- MIUR (Italy) [RBFR10J4H7]
- Gabbrielli Technology
- Department of Earth Sciences of the Univ. of Florence
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One of the biggest obstacles to the dissemination of fuel cells is their cost, a large part of which is due to platinum (Pt) electrocatalysts. Complete removal of Pt is a difficult if not impossible task for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEM-FCs). The anion exchange membrane fuel cell (AEM-FC) has long been proposed as a solution as non-Pt metals may be employed. Despite this, few examples of Pt-free AEM-FCs have been demonstrated with modest power output. The main obstacle preventing the realization of a high power density Pt-free AEM-FC is sluggish hydrogen oxidation (HOR) kinetics of the anode catalyst. Here we describe a Pt-free AEM-FC that employs a mixed carbon-CeO2 supported palladium (Pd) anode catalyst that exhibits enhanced kinetics for the HOR. AEM-FC tests run on dry H-2 and pure air show peak power densities of more than 500mWcm(-2).
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