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NATURE CATALYSIS
Volume 5, Issue 2, Pages 163-170Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41929-022-00748-9
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- Israeli Ministry of Energy [219-11-132]
- US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
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Studying catalyst degradation during fuel cell operation is crucial for addressing durability issues. In this study, a new electrochemical method was reported to accurately quantify the electrochemically active site density of PGM-free catalysts and track their degradation in situ during fuel cell operation.
Advances in the development of precious-group metal-free (PGM-free) catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cell cathodes have produced active catalysts that reduce the performance gap to the incumbent Pt-based materials. However, utilization of state-of-the-art PGM-free catalysts for commercial applications is currently impeded by their relatively low durability. Methods designed to study catalyst degradation in the operation of fuel cells are therefore critical for understanding durability issues and, ultimately, their solutions. Here we report the use of Fourier-transform alternating current voltammetry as an electrochemical method for accurate quantification of the electrochemically active site density of PGM-free cathode catalysts, and to follow their degradation in situ during the operation of polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Using this method, we were able to quantify the electrochemical active site density, which will enable the elucidation of degradation mechanisms of PGM-free ORR catalysts in situ in fuel cells.
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