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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 23, Issue 44, Pages 5494-5501Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201301144
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nanoporous nanoparticles; catalysts; ionic liquids
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- U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences [DE-SC0008686]
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-SC0008686] Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
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Recent advances in oxygen reduction reaction catalysis for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) include i) the use of electrochemical dealloying to produce high surface area and sometimes nanoporous catalysts with a Pt-enriched outer surface, and ii) the observation that oxygen reduction in nanoporous materials can be potentially enhanced by confinement effects, particularly if the chemical environment within the pores can bias the reaction toward completion. Here, these advances are combined by incorporating a hydrophobic, protic ionic liquid, [MTBD][beti], into the pores of high surface-area NiPt alloy nanoporous nanoparticles (np-NiPt/C + [MTBD][beti]). The high O-2 solubility of the [MTBD][beti], in conjunction with the confined environment within the pores, biases reactant O-2 toward the catalytic surface, consistent with an increased residence time and enhanced attempt frequencies, resulting in improved reaction kinetics. Half-cell measurements show the np-NiPt/C+[MTBD][beti] encapsulated catalyst to be nearly an order of magnitude more active than commercial Pt/C, a result that is directly translated into operational PEMFCs.
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