Non-platinum cathode catalysts for alkaline membrane fuel cells

I. Kruusenberg; L. Matisen; Q. Shah; Arunachala Mada Kannan; K. Tammeveski

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.11.143

Non-platinum cathode catalysts for alkaline membrane fuel cells

I. Kruusenberg, L. Matisen, Q. Shah, Arunachala Mada Kannan, K. Tammeveski

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Abstract

Hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells using an alkaline anion exchange membrane were prepared and evaluated. Various non-platinum catalyst materials were investigated by fabricating membrane-electrode assemblies (MEAs) using Tokuyama membrane (# A201) and compared with commercial noble metal catalysts. Co and Fe phthalocyanine catalyst materials were synthesized using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as support materials. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study was conducted in order to examine the surface composition. The electroreduction of oxygen has been investigated on Fe phthalocyanine/MWCNT, Co phthalocyanine/MWCNT and commercial Pt/C catalysts. The oxygen reduction reaction kinetics on these catalyst materials were evaluated using rotating disk electrodes in 0.1 M KOH solution and the current density values were consistently higher for Co phthalocyanine based electrodes compared to Fe phthalocyanine. The fuel cell performance of the MEAs with Co and Fe phthalocyanines and Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo Pt/C cathode catalysts were 100, 60 and 120 mW cm^-2 using H₂ and O₂ gases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4406-4412
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	37
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.11.143
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012

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Keywords

Alkaline membrane fuel cell
Cobalt phthalocyanine
Iron phthalocyanine
Membrane-electrode assembly
Oxygen reduction reaction
Tokuyama membrane

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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Kruusenberg, I., Matisen, L., Shah, Q., Mada Kannan, A., & Tammeveski, K. (2012). Non-platinum cathode catalysts for alkaline membrane fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37(5), 4406-4412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.11.143

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