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Non-metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in PEM fuel cells
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Matter, Paul H. Millet, J. M. M. Ozkan, Umit S. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Active catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in acidic media were prepared by the pyrolysis of acetonitrile at 900 o C over supported Fe particles. Both Vulcan Carbon (VC) and alumina were used as supports for the metal. Carbon nanofibers formed in both samples, although they were of different nano- structures. The fibers could be purified from the alumina sample by washing with HF acid to dissolve the support. The resulting purified fibers were more active but less conductive than the Fe / VC sample. Activity and selectivity were measured with a rotating ring-disk electrode set-up using 0.5 M H2SO4 as the electrolyte. The Fe phases present in the post-treated samples were characterized with Mossbauer spectroscopy and electron microscopy. The Fe likely improves activity by catalyzing more active nanostructures and is not part of an active site for the reduction of oxygen. |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |