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Enhanced oxygen reduction activity with rare earth metal alloy catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemical Engineering, Applied Electrochemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4770-9554
Chalmers Univ Technol, Dept Phys, Div Phys Chem, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden..
Chalmers Univ Technol, Dept Phys, Div Phys Chem, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden..
Charles Univ Prague, Dept Surface & Plasma Sci, Fac Math & Phys, V Holesovickach 2, CZ-18000 Prague, Czech Republic..
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2021 (English)In: Electrochimica Acta, ISSN 0013-4686, E-ISSN 1873-3859, Vol. 387, article id 138454Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Alloying platinum is an approach to increase the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity and at the same time reduce the amount of precious platinum catalyst in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). In this work the cathode activity of thin films of rare earth metals (REM) alloys, Pt 3 Y, Pt 5 Gd and Pt 5 Tb, produced by sputter deposition onto gas diffusion layers, are evaluated in a fuel cell by means of polarization curves in O 2 /H 2 , and cyclic- and CO-stripping voltammetry in N 2 /5% H 2 . Prior to evaluation, the model electrodes were acid-treated to obtain a Pt skin covering the PtREM alloy bulk, as was revealed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The core shell alloys of Pt 3 Y and Pt 5 Gd catalysts show a specific activity enhancement at 0.9 V of 2.5 times compared to pure Pt. The slightly lower enhancement factor of 2.0 for Pt 5 Tb is concluded to be due to leaching of the REM, that resulted in a thicker, and subsequently less strained, Pt overlayer. The high activity, combined with the minor changes in surface composition, achieved in the fuel cell environment shows that PtREM core shell catalysts are promising for the cathode reaction in PEMFC.

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Elsevier BV , 2021. Vol. 387, article id 138454
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Proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Platinum rare earth metal alloy, Oxygen reduction reaction
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Inorganic Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-301999DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138454ISI: 000691562600008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85105823072OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-301999DiVA, id: diva2:1594821
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