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Synergistic Mn-Co catalyst outperforms Pt on high-rate oxygen reduction for alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells.


ABSTRACT: Alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells are a class of fuel cells that enable the use of non-precious metal catalysts, particularly for the oxygen reduction reaction at the cathode. While there have been alternative materials exhibiting Pt-comparable activity in alkaline solutions, to the best of our knowledge none have outperformed Pt in fuel-cell tests. Here we report a Mn-Co spinel cathode that can deliver greater power, at high current densities, than a Pt cathode. The power density of the cell employing the Mn-Co cathode reaches 1.1 W cm-2 at 2.5 A cm-2 at 60?oC. Moreover, this catalyst outperforms Pt at low humidity. In-depth characterization reveals that the remarkable performance originates from synergistic effects where the Mn sites bind O2 and the Co sites activate H2O, so as to facilitate the proton-coupled electron transfer processes. Such an electrocatalytic synergy is pivotal to the high-rate oxygen reduction, particularly under water depletion/low humidity conditions.

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6447550 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synergistic Mn-Co catalyst outperforms Pt on high-rate oxygen reduction for alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

Wang Ying Y   Yang Yao Y   Jia Shuangfeng S   Wang Xiaoming X   Lyu Kangjie K   Peng Yanqiu Y   Zheng He H   Wei Xing X   Ren Huan H   Xiao Li L   Wang Jianbo J   Muller David A DA   Abruña Héctor D HD   Hwang Bing Joe BJ   Lu Juntao J   Zhuang Lin L  

Nature communications 20190403 1


Alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells are a class of fuel cells that enable the use of non-precious metal catalysts, particularly for the oxygen reduction reaction at the cathode. While there have been alternative materials exhibiting Pt-comparable activity in alkaline solutions, to the best of our knowledge none have outperformed Pt in fuel-cell tests. Here we report a Mn-Co spinel cathode that can deliver greater power, at high current densities, than a Pt cathode. The power density of the c  ...[more]

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