Polyaniline-derived Non-Precious Catalyst for the Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Cathode

By Gang Wu, Zhongwei Chen, K. Artyushkova, F. Garzon, P. Zelenay. ECS Transactions, 2008

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A novel polyaniline (PANI)-derived non-precious cathode catalyst was developed in this work, exhibiting remarkable activity (onset potential: 0.9 V, half-wave potential: 0.77 V) and selectivity (0.4 % H20 2 at 0.4 V). As a result, the generated current densities at high voltages associated with electrochemically kinetic activity can be achieved to 0.04 Acm-2 for 0.80V and 0.21 Acm-2 for 0.6 V, when air was used in fuel cell tests. MEA life test at a constant voltage of 0.4 V demonstrated a promising stability up to 450 hours, without obvious degradation. The current density during the test was measured around 0.32 A cm-2, a respectable performance for a cell with non-precious cathode, operated on air rather than oxygen. The possible active sites, related to pyridine- and pyrrole-like metal species were discussed according to presented XPS and XRD analysis.

Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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In Electrical and Electronic Engineering

  1. Gang Wu
  2. P. Zelenay
  3. P. Shen
  4. L. Dai
  5. Yanghua He

In Polymers and Plastics

  1. Gang Wu
  2. P. Zelenay

In Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

  1. Gang Wu
  2. P. Zelenay
  3. P. Shen
  4. L. Dai
  5. Yanghua He

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