Challenges in applying highly active Pt-based nanostructured catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions to fuel cell vehicles

K Kodama, T Nagai, A Kuwaki, R Jinnouchi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The past 30 years have seen progress in the development of Pt-based nanocatalysts for the
oxygen reduction reaction, and some are now in production on a commercial basis and …

Differences in the electrochemical performance of Pt-based catalysts used for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells in liquid half-and full-cells

CY Ahn, JE Park, S Kim, OH Kim, W Hwang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A substantial amount of research effort has been directed toward the development of Pt-
based catalysts with higher performance and durability than conventional polycrystalline Pt …

Covalent organic framework–based porous ionomers for high-performance fuel cells

Q Zhang, S Dong, P Shao, Y Zhu, Z Mu, D Sheng… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Lowering platinum (Pt) loadings without sacrificing power density and durability in fuel cells
is highly desired yet challenging because of the high mass transport resistance near the …

Ionomer distribution control in porous carbon-supported catalyst layers for high-power and low Pt-loaded proton exchange membrane fuel cells

S Ott, A Orfanidi, H Schmies, B Anke, HN Nong… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
The reduction of Pt content in the cathode for proton exchange membrane fuel cells is highly
desirable to lower their costs. However, lowering the Pt loading of the cathodic electrode …

The role of oxygen-permeable ionomer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

R Jinnouchi, K Kudo, K Kodama, N Kitano… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In recent years, considerable research and development efforts are devoted to improving the
performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells. However, the power density and catalytic …

Engineering catalyst layers for next‐generation polymer electrolyte fuel cells: a review of design, materials, and methods

TAM Suter, K Smith, J Hack, L Rasha… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) are a promising replacement for the fossil fuel–
dependent automotive and energy sectors. They have become increasingly commercialized …

Boosting fuel cell performance with accessible carbon mesopores

V Yarlagadda, MK Carpenter, TE Moylan… - ACS Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Heavy use of scarce Pt in the electrodes poses a barrier to the application of proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) for transportation. Although some automakers can …

Acid anion electrolyte effects on platinum for oxygen and hydrogen electrocatalysis

GA Kamat, JA Zamora Zeledón… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Platinum is an important material with applications in oxygen and hydrogen electrocatalysis.
To better understand how its activity can be modulated through electrolyte effects in the …

High-performance ionomerless cathode anion-exchange membrane fuel cells with ultra-low-loading Ag–Pd alloy electrocatalysts

JC Douglin, JA Zamora Zeledón, ME Kreider… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Rapid translation of catalysts from fundamental studies to high-performance devices could
facilitate the development and commercialization of anion-exchange membrane fuel cells …

Carbon support microstructure impact on high current density transport resistances in PEMFC cathode

N Ramaswamy, W Gu, JM Ziegelbauer… - Journal of The …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Cell voltages at high current densities (HCD) of an operating proton-exchange membrane
fuel cell (PEMFC) cathode suffer from losses due to the local-O 2 and bulk-H+ transport …