Research on Performance Decay Mechanism of Pt/C Catalyst in Long-Term ORR Test北大核心CSCD

In proton exchange membrane fuel cells,cost,performance and durability are important issues that are need to be resolved before commercialization. The main reason for fuel cell performance degradation during operation is the loss of electrochemical surface area during long-term aging or transient. These losses mainly come from the degradation of the catalyst metal and the corrosion of the carbon support. This is a continuous and irreversible process that will greatly shorten the service life of the fuel cell. In order to explore this problem,20%（mass fraction）Pt/C catalyst is prepared based on carbon carrier etched by sulfuric acid. The morphology characterization test shows that it is uniformly dispersed and uniform in particle size,which is considered as an excellent material for long-term oxygen reduction （ORR） stability test. Next,the ORR stability test method with different cyclic voltammetry （CV） cycles is used to observe its performance degradation,and a series of physical characterizations,e. g. transmission electron microscopy（TEM）,high-resolution electron microscopy（HRTEM）,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）and Raman spectroscopy （Raman）,are used to further intuitively analyzed the attenuation mechanism. It is reported that the reasons for the degradation of the stability of Pt/C catalysts are mainly from the dissolution,agglomeration,oxidation and migration of Pt particles and the corrosion of carbon supports. This study elucidates the source of the impact on the stability of fuel cells during operation,and provides a reference for designing high-stability commercial ORR catalysts. © 2022, Science Press (China). All rights reserved.     

La~(3+)掺杂NiCo层状双金属氢氧化物纳米片的合成及其电化学性能

稀土离子La~(3+)掺杂的NiCo层状双金属氢氧化物纳米片具有高的超级电容器性能,比容量达到1115 F/g(1A/g)、倍率性能为517 F/g(30 A/g)。研究表明,La~(3+)离子掺杂不改变NiCo层状双金属氢氧化物晶体结构,但会显著影响其电子和离子传导特性,从而改变其电化学性能。根据离子电负性标度,La~(3+)(1.327)和Co~(2+)(1.377)离子的电负性值最接近,掺杂La~(3+)会优先取代Co~(2+)离子位置。由于La~(3+)离子的尺寸作用(106 pm),使得最优掺杂比例较小仅为0.26%,电化学结果表明较少的La~(3+)掺杂比例依然会显著调节NiCo层状双金属氢氧化物的电子/离子输运性质。