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Catalysts for ultrahigh current density oxygen cathodes for space fuel cell applications
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Tryk, D. Wang, C. Shingler, M. Yeager, E. Aldred, W. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | The objective of this research was to identify promising electrocatalyst/support systems for the oxygen cathode in alkaline fuel cells operating at relatively high temperatures, O2 pressures and current densities. A number of materials were prepared, including Pb-Ru and Pb-Ir pyrochlores, RuO2 and Pt-doped RuO2, and lithiated NiO. Several of these were prepared using techniques that had not been previously used to prepare them. Particularly interesting is the use of the alkaline solution technique to prepare the Pt-doped Pb-Ru pyrochlore in high area form. Well-crystallized Pb(2)Ru(2)O(7-y) was used to fabricate high performance O2 cathodes with relatively good stability in room temperature KOH. This material was also found to be stable over a useful potential range at approximately 140 C in concentrated KOH. Other pyrochlores were found to be either unstable (amorphous samples) or the fabrication of the gas-fed electrodes could not be fully optimized during this project period. Future work may be directed at this problem. High area platinum supported on conductive metal oxide supports produced mixed results: small improvements in O2 reduction performance for Pb(2)Ru(2)O(7-y) but a large improvement for Li-doped NiO at room temperature. Nearly reversible behavior was observed for the O2/OH couple for Li-doped NiO at approximately 200 C. |
| File Size | 1129350 |
| Page Count | 30 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900013519 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9479968m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-06-11 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Oxygen Stability Cell Cathodes Electrocatalysts Amorphous Materials Potassium Hydroxides Lead Compounds Reduction Chemistry Ruthenium Compounds Metal Oxides Electrode Materials Electrical Resistivity Platinum Fuel Cells Current Density Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
