Non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) were obtained by pyrolysis of iron citrate and polyacrylonitrile on mesoporous xerogel carbon support. Chemical-physical characterizations, electrochemical studies by the rotating disc electrode, and electrochemical tests in a PEMFC configuration demonstrated that the porosity of the pristine carbon promotes the formation of graphene and carbon nanotube structures featuring ORR catalytic activity.
C. Arbizzani, S. Righi, F. Soavi, M. Mastragostino (2011). Graphene and carbon nanotube structures supported on mesoporous xerogel carbon as catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 36, 5038-5046 [10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.083].
Graphene and carbon nanotube structures supported on mesoporous xerogel carbon as catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells
ARBIZZANI, CATIA;SOAVI, FRANCESCA;MASTRAGOSTINO, MARINA
2011
Abstract
Non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) were obtained by pyrolysis of iron citrate and polyacrylonitrile on mesoporous xerogel carbon support. Chemical-physical characterizations, electrochemical studies by the rotating disc electrode, and electrochemical tests in a PEMFC configuration demonstrated that the porosity of the pristine carbon promotes the formation of graphene and carbon nanotube structures featuring ORR catalytic activity.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
