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Graphitised Carbon Nanofibres as Catalyst Support for PEMFC

✍ Scribed by E. Yli-Rantala; A. Pasanen; P. Kauranen; V. Ruiz; M. Borghei; E. Kauppinen; A. Oyarce; G. Lindbergh; C. Lagergren; M. Darab; S. Sunde; M. Thomassen; S. Ma-Andersen; E. Skou.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
724 KB
Volume
11
Category
Article
ISSN
1615-6846

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Graphitised carbon nanofibres (G‐CNFs) show superior thermal stability and corrosion resistance in PEM fuel cell environment over traditional carbon black (CB) and carbon nanotube catalyst supports. However, G‐CNFs have an inert surface with only very limited amount of surface defects for the anchorage of Pt catalyst nanoparticles. Modification of the fibre surface is therefore needed. In this study Pt nanoparticles have been deposited onto as‐received and surface‐modified G‐CNFs. The surface modifications of the fibres comprise acid treatment and nitrogen doping by pyrolysis of a polyaniline (PANI) precursor. The modified surfaces were studied by FTIR and XPS and the electrochemical characterization, including long‐term Pt stability tests, was performed using a low‐temperature PEMFC single cell. The performance and stability of the G‐CNF supported catalysts were compared with a CB supported catalyst and the effects of the different surface treatments were discussed. On the basis of these results, new membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) were manufactured and tested also for carbon corrosion by in situ FTIR analysis of the cathode exhaust gases. It was observed that the G‐CNFs showed 5 times lower carbon corrosion compared to CB based catalyst when potential reached 1.5 V versus RHE in simulated start/stop cycling.

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