Citation: WANG Xi-Zhao, FU Rong, ZHENG Jun-Sheng, Ma Jian-Xin. Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanofibers as Anode Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2011, 27(08): 1875-1880. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB20110813 shu

Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanofibers as Anode Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

WANG Xi-Zhao ^1,3 ,
FU Rong ^1,4 ,
ZHENG Jun-Sheng ^1,2, ,
Ma Jian-Xin ^1,2

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1. Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China;
2. School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China;
3. Technical Center, United Automotive Electronic Systems Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 201206, P. R. China;
4. School of Resource and Environment Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China

Received Date: 4 March 2011
Available Online: 16 June 2011
Fund Project: 国家自然科学基金(21006073) (21006073)上海市青年科技启明星计划(11QA1407200) (11QA1407200)上海市重点学科(B303) (B303)化学工程联合国家重点实验室开放基金(SKL-ChE-08C07)资助项目 (SKL-ChE-08C07)

Pt nanoparticles supported on carbon nanofibers (Pt/CNFs) with different microstructure, i.e., platelet CNF (Pt/p-CNF), fish-bone CNF (Pt/f-CNF), and tubular CNF (Pt/t-CNF) were synthesized by a chemical reduction method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) were applied to characterize the structure of the as-prepared catalysts. The electrochemical surface area (ESA) was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV). Membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) with the as-prepared catalysts were fabricated and tested. We found that Pt nanoparticles showed different particle size and dispersion on the three kinds of CNF supports and the mean size of the Pt nanoparticles on p-CNF, f-CNF, and t-CNF was 2.4, 2.7, and 2.8 nm, respectively. Single cell testing indicated that the cell with Pt/p-CNF as the anode catalyst gave better performance compared to Pt/f-CNF and Pt/t-CNF. The maximum power density was 0.569 W·cm^-2 for Pt/p-CNF, which was higher than that for Pt/f-CNF (0.550 W·cm^-2) and Pt/t-CNF (0.496 W·cm^-2). Furthermore, Pt nanoparticles supported on carbon black (Pt/XC-72) were also prepared. Pt nanoparticles supported on CNFs have been shown to have a smaller particle size and better dispersion than those on XC-72, and this proves that CNFs can be an efficient electrocatalyst support for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs).
- Catalyst,
- Carbon nanofiber,
- Pt nanoparticles,
- Catalytic activity,
- Fuel cell
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