Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 362, Issue -, Pages 228-235Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.07.040
Keywords
Platinum; Aniline; Ultrasound; PEMFC
Funding
- Ministry of Education through NRF [NRF-2015R1D1A1A01059216]
- Incheon National University Research Grant
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2015R1D1A1A01059216] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Novel synthesis of a Pt catalyst encapsulated in a N-containing carbon layer for use in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell is described in this study. A Pt-aniline complex, formed by mixing Pt precursor and aniline monomer, was used as the source of Pt, C, and N. Heat treatment of the Pt-aniline complex with carbon black yielded 5 nm Pt nanoparticles encapsulated by a N-containing carbon layer originating from aniline carbonization. The synthesized Pt catalyst exhibited higher mass specific activity to oxygen reduction reaction than that shown by conventional Pt/C catalyst because pyridinic N with graphitic carbon in the carbon layer provided active sites for oxygen reduction reaction in addition to those provided by Pt. In single cell testing, initial performance of the synthesized catalyst was limited because the thick catalyst layer increased resistance related to mass transfer. However, it was observed that the carbon layer successfully prevented Pt nanoparticles from growing via agglomeration and Ostwald ripening under fuel cell operation, thereby improving durability. Furthermore, a mass specific performance of the synthesized catalyst higher than that of a conventional Pt/C catalyst was achieved by modifying the synthesized catalyst's layer thickness. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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