NDLI: Highly active and durable silica-coated Pt cathode catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells: control of micropore structures in silica layers

Content Provider	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Author	Kishida, Masahiro Matsune, Hideki Takenaka, Sakae Miyazaki, Takahiro
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Carbon nanotube (CNT)-supported Pt catalysts (Pt/CNT) for use as cathode components in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) were covered with silica layers to prevent particle size increases during operation of the PEFC, either through the sintering of the Pt particles or the dissolution and redeposition of Pt ions. The formation of silica layers by the successive hydrolysis of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) significantly improved the durability of the Pt/CNT catalysts under cathodic conditions, although the activity of the silica-coated material for the oxygen reduction reaction was slightly lower than that of the uncoated catalyst. In contrast, a silica-coated Pt/CNT catalyst prepared by the successive hydrolysis of APTES and TEOS in the presence of NH2–(CH2)n–NH2 (n = 6, 8 and 10) exhibited both high catalytic activity and excellent durability. The NH2–(CH2)n–NH2 added during the silica coating process worked as a template for the formation of micropores in the silica layers and the resulting pore structures enhanced the diffusion of both reactants and products during oxygen reduction on the silica-coated Pt/CNT catalysts.
Starting Page	1133
Ending Page	1142
Page Count	10
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	20444753
Volume Number	5
Issue Number	2
Journal	Catalysis Science & Technology
DOI	10.1039/c4cy01301h
Language	English
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Oxygen Cathode (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane Tetraethyl orthosilicate Redox Polymer Silicon dioxide Carbon nanotube Hydrolysis TEOS Electrolyte Sintering PEFC Diffusion
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Catalysis

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