Enhanced Stability and Electrochemical Performance of Carbon-Coated Ti3+ Self-Doped TiO2-Reduced Graphene Oxide Hollow Nanostructure-Supported Pt-Catalyzed Fuel Cell Electrodes

Chang Hyun Sung; Ramireddy Boppella; Jai Wook Yoo; Dong Hee Lim; Byung Moo Moon; Dong Ha Kim; Jin Young Kim

doi:10.1002/admi.201700564

Enhanced Stability and Electrochemical Performance of Carbon-Coated Ti³⁺ Self-Doped TiO₂-Reduced Graphene Oxide Hollow Nanostructure-Supported Pt-Catalyzed Fuel Cell Electrodes

Chang Hyun Sung, Ramireddy Boppella, Jai Wook Yoo, Dong Hee Lim, Byung Moo Moon, Dong Ha Kim, Jin Young Kim

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Abstract

Stable alternative catalyst supports to replace conventional carbon-based materials in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are being explored to achieve dramatic improvements in the performance and durability of fuel cells. Herein, conductive Ti³⁺ self-doped and carbon-coated TiO₂-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hollow nanosphere-supported Pt nanoparticles (Pt/rGO/TiO₂) are investigated as cathode electrocatalysts for PEMFCs. Importantly, the rGO/TiO₂ hollow nanospheres display excellent electrochemical stability under high potential cycling (1.2–1.7 V) compared with conventional carbon black (CB) support materials that normally induce electrochemical corrosion during fuel cell operation. The Pt/rGO/TiO₂ is tested to establish its catalytic activity and stability using accelerated durability testing that mimics the conditions and degradation modes encountered during long-term fuel cell operation. The Pt/rGO/TiO₂ cathode catalyst demonstrates comparable catalytic activity toward oxygen reduction and exhibits much higher stability than the Pt/CB one at high potentials in terms of minimal loss of the Pt electrochemical surface area. More importantly, Pt/rGO/TiO₂ displays a negligible voltage drop over long-term cycling during practical fuel cell operation. The high stability of the Pt/rGO/TiO₂ electrocatalyst synthesized in this investigation offers a new approach to improve the reliability and durability of PEMFC cathode catalysts.

Original language	English
Article number	1700564
Journal	Advanced Materials Interfaces
Volume	4
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201700564
State	Published - 9 Nov 2017

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Funding Information:
C.H.S. and R.B. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by the KIST Institutional Program (2E27301), the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean government (2017R1A2A1A05022387), and the Global Frontier R&D Program on Center for Multiscale Energy System funded by the Nation Research Foundation under the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Korea (2016M3A6A7945505). This work was also financially supported by the KIST-UNIST partnership program (2V05120/1.160097.01). This work was supported by the New and Renewable Energy of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) granted financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea (No. 20153010031920). This research was supported by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes of the National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, & Future Planning (NRF-2015M1A2A2056690).

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Keywords

catalyst support
enhanced stability
hollow structures
PEMFCs
rGO/TiO

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