Influence of metal precursor on the performance of PtCu/C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

ZHAO Tian-tian; ZHANG Lu; ZENG Hao; LIN Rui

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May 2016

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ZHAO Tian-tian, ZHANG Lu, ZENG Hao, LIN Rui. Influence of metal precursor on the performance of PtCu/C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2016, 44(5): 613-620.

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ZHAO Tian-tian, ZHANG Lu, ZENG Hao, LIN Rui. Influence of metal precursor on the performance of PtCu/C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2016, 44(5): 613-620.

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Influence of metal precursor on the performance of PtCu/C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

ZHAO Tian-tian^{1, 2},
ZHANG Lu^{1, 2},
ZENG Hao^{1, 2},
LIN Rui^{1, 2
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1.
Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
2.
School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China

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the National Natural Science Foundation of China 2127199

Received Date: 2015-12-07
Rev Recd Date: 2016-02-24

Available Online: 2021-01-23

Publish Date: 2016-05-10

Abstract

Abstract

A series of PtCu/C catalysts (with a CuPd loading of 20%) were prepared by ethylene glycol (EG) reduction method with different metal precursors, viz., CuSO₄/CuCl₂ and K₂PtCl₄/H₂PtCl₆. The morphology, structure and electrochemical performance of as-prepared PtCu/C catalysts were characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and liner sweep voltammetry (LSV) techniques. The results indicate that the PtCu/C catalyst prepared with CuSO₄ and K₂PtCl₄ as precursors exhibit highest electrochemical performance, in which metal particles with a mean size of 2.3 nm are uniformly dispersed on the carbon support. Such a PtCu/C catalyst has an electro-chemical surface area (ECSA) of 73.0 m²/g_Pt and a mass activity (MA) of 126 mA/mg_Pt, both higher than the commercial Pt/C catalyst.
- proton exchange membrane fuel cell,
- PtCu/C catalyst,
- metal precursor,
- electrochemical performance,
- single cell

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