Recent advances in electrocatalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells and alkaline membrane fuel cells

F Xiao, YC Wang, ZP Wu, G Chen, F Yang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid progress of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and alkaline
exchange membrane fuel cells (AMFCs) has boosted the hydrogen economy concept via …

Achievements, challenges and perspectives on cathode catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells for transportation

XX Wang, MT Swihart, G Wu - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells can use hydrogen and air to power clean electric
vehicles. However, technical barriers including high cost, limited lifetime and insufficient …

What is the Real Origin of the Activity of Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts in the O2 Reduction Reaction? Critical Roles of Coordinating Pyrrolic N and Axially Adsorbing …

X Hu, S Chen, L Chen, Y Tian, S Yao, Z Lu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fe–N–C electrocatalysts have emerged as promising substitutes for Pt-based catalysts for
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, their real catalytic active site is still under …

[HTML][HTML] Revealing the role of double-layer microenvironments in pH-dependent oxygen reduction activity over metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts

P Li, Y Jiao, Y Ruan, H Fei, Y Men, C Guo, Y Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A standing puzzle in electrochemistry is that why the metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts
generally exhibit dramatic activity drop for oxygen reduction when traversing from alkaline to …

P-block single-metal-site tin/nitrogen-doped carbon fuel cell cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

F Luo, A Roy, L Silvioli, DA Cullen, A Zitolo… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
This contribution reports the discovery and analysis of ap-block Sn-based catalyst for the
electroreduction of molecular oxygen in acidic conditions at fuel cell cathodes; the catalyst is …

Pyrolyzed M–N x catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction: progress and prospects

E Luo, Y Chu, J Liu, Z Shi, S Zhu, L Gong… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fuel cells, a sustainable technology that assures a cleaner earth, once experienced
disillusion due to the issue of economic viability associated with the massive usage of Pt …

Stabilizing Fe–N–C catalysts as model for oxygen reduction reaction

Q Ma, H Jin, J Zhu, Z Li, H Xu, B Liu, Z Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The highly efficient energy conversion of the polymer‐electrolyte‐membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) is extremely limited by the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics and …

Identification of durable and non-durable FeNx sites in Fe–N–C materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

J Li, MT Sougrati, A Zitolo, JM Ablett, IC Oğuz… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract While Fe–N–C materials are a promising alternative to platinum for catalysing the
oxygen reduction reaction in acidic polymer fuel cells, limited understanding of their …

Atomically dispersed manganese catalysts for oxygen reduction in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

J Li, M Chen, DA Cullen, S Hwang, M Wang, B Li… - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
Platinum group metal (PGM)-free catalysts that are also iron free are highly desirable for the
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells, as they avoid …

Highly active atomically dispersed CoN 4 fuel cell cathode catalysts derived from surfactant-assisted MOFs: carbon-shell confinement strategy

Y He, S Hwang, DA Cullen, MA Uddin… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Development of platinum group metal (PGM)-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR) is essential for affordable proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Herein, a new type …