Citation: Meng-Fei HAN, Jun GU, Sheng-Ding XUE, Su-Jun ZHU, Run-Sheng HUANG. Preparation and properties of platinum-cobalt-manganese alloy catalysts for fuel cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2023, 39(7): 1253-1260. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.2023.105 shu

Preparation and properties of platinum-cobalt-manganese alloy catalysts for fuel cells

School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

Corresponding author: Jun GU, junguca@nju.edu.cn
Received Date: 1 March 2023
Revised Date: 22 May 2023

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The precursor of PtCoMn alloy catalyst was synthesized with ethylene glycol as reducing agent under microwave heating. After high temperature heat treatment, the alloy was formed. Finally, the PtCoMn alloy catalyst was obtained by acid treatment. The composition, structure, and morphology of the catalyst were characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The surface electronic structure and properties of the catalyst were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electrochemical workstation. The results showed that the activity and durability of the catalyst can be improved by the addition of proper amount of Mn. The mass specific activity (MA) of PtCoMn/C catalyst was 0.666 A·mg_Pt^-1 at 0.9 V (vs RHE), which was 2.66 times that of conventional Pt/C and 1.30 times that of PtCo/C catalyst. In the 30 000-cycle catalyst accelerated durability test, electrochemical active area (ECSA) and MA of PtCoMn/C alloy catalyst only decreased by 6.9% and 27.1%, both of which were much lower than Pt/C catalyst.
- proton exchange membrane fuel cell,
- catalyst,
- platinum,
- cobalt,
- manganese,
- oxygen reduction
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