TY - JOUR
T1 - Nano-electrocatalyst materials for low temperature fuel cells
T2 - A review
AU - Vignarooban, K.
AU - Lin, J.
AU - Arvay, A.
AU - Kolli, S.
AU - Kruusenberg, I.
AU - Tammeveski, K.
AU - Munukutla, L.
AU - Mada Kannan, Arunachala
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©, 2015, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
PY - 2015/4/20
Y1 - 2015/4/20
N2 - Low temperature fuel cells are an attractive technology for transportation and residential applications due to their quick start up and shut down capabilities. This review analyzed the current status of nanocatalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells and alkaline membrane fuel cells. The preparation process influences the performance of the nanocatalyst. Several synthesis methods are covered for noble and non-noble metal catalysts on various catalyst supports including carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, nanowires, and graphenes. Ex situ and in situ characterization methods like scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and fuel cell testing of the nanocatalysts on various supports for both proton exchange and alkaline membrane fuel cells are discussed. The accelerated durability estimate of the nanocatalysts, predicted by measuring changes in the electrochemically active surface area using a voltage cycling method, is considered one of the most reliable and valuable method for establishing durability.
AB - Low temperature fuel cells are an attractive technology for transportation and residential applications due to their quick start up and shut down capabilities. This review analyzed the current status of nanocatalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells and alkaline membrane fuel cells. The preparation process influences the performance of the nanocatalyst. Several synthesis methods are covered for noble and non-noble metal catalysts on various catalyst supports including carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, nanowires, and graphenes. Ex situ and in situ characterization methods like scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and fuel cell testing of the nanocatalysts on various supports for both proton exchange and alkaline membrane fuel cells are discussed. The accelerated durability estimate of the nanocatalysts, predicted by measuring changes in the electrochemically active surface area using a voltage cycling method, is considered one of the most reliable and valuable method for establishing durability.
KW - Catalyst support material
KW - Low temperature fuel cells
KW - Nanocatalyst
KW - Synthesis method
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U2 - 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60175-3
DO - 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60175-3
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84928011857
SN - 0253-9837
VL - 36
SP - 458
EP - 472
JO - Cuihua Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Catalysis
JF - Cuihua Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Catalysis
IS - 4
ER -