کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
48447 46507 2007 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Combustion synthesis and electrochemical characterisation of Pt–Ru–Ni anode electrocatalyst for PEMFC
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی کاتالیزور
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Combustion synthesis and electrochemical characterisation of Pt–Ru–Ni anode electrocatalyst for PEMFC
چکیده انگلیسی

The present work studies the synthesis by the combustion method of an anode catalyst for protonic exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) employing two different fuels, that is, urea and sucrose. The unsupported pure solid solution Pt0.6Ru0.3Ni0.1 was selected from a calculated and empirical ternary phase diagram, which was previously studied. Theoretically, this particular composition exhibited single-phase features without the presence of secondary phases as RuO3 and NiO, regarding the oxygen partial pressure conditions generated during the combustion synthesis. In the X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of the nanoparticles synthesized by using two different fuels, a single-phase Pt0.6Ru0.3Ni0.1 alloy was detected. However, the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studies showed that the nanoparticles prepared could present an onion-shell structure, in the case of the sample synthesized with sucrose as fuel, the external layers are partially constituted by Ni hydroxides, which can exhibit an active role in the hydrogen oxidation reaction. The electrochemical behaviour of this unsupported catalyst was performed by preparing MEAs, which were evaluated using a I–V polarisation curve test. The results obtained indicated that the nanoparticles prepared by sucrose have better performance, 260 mW/cm2, than those prepared using urea, 170 mW/cm2. These results are discussed in relation with the hydrogen oxidation mechanism. The results obtained reveal combustion synthesis as an appropriate method for preparing PEMFC electrocatalysts, due to its versatility, simplicity and fastness.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental - Volume 76, Issues 3–4, 15 November 2007, Pages 368–374
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