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Catalytic activity of carbon-supported iridium oxide for oxygen reduction reaction as a Pt-free catalyst in polymer electrolyte fuel cell

Authors:	C.H. ChangT.S. Yuen Y. Nagao H. Yugami

Affiliation:	^a Department of Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-01 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 9808579, Japan ^b Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

Abstract:	Iridium oxide supported on Vulcan XC-72 carbon black (IrO₂/C) as a cathode catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) has been characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement. The IrO₂ particles were 8-160 nm in diameter. The oxygen electroreduction activity was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV). It was found that IrO₂/C had high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. The performance of the membrane electrode assemble (MEA) was also tested in a single PEFC and showed that IrO₂/C catalyst would be potential candidates for use as cathode catalyst in PEFC.

Keywords:	Polymer electrolyte fuel cell Carbon-supported iridium oxide Oxygen reduction reaction Membrane electrode assemble
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