화학공학소재연구정보센터
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Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.69, 285-294, January, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2018.09.043  Export Citation
Quaternary PtRuFeCo nanoparticles supported N-doped graphene as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for low-temperature fuel cells
Muruganantham Rethinasabapathy1, Sung-Min Kang1, Yuvaraj Haldorai2, Narendranath Jonna3, Manokaran Jankiraman3, Go-Woon Lee4, 5, Sung-Chan Jang1, 6, Balasubramanian Natesan3, Changhyun Roh7, 8, and Yun Suk Huh1, †
  • 1WCSL of Integrated Human Airway-on-a-Chip, Department of Biological Engineering, Biohybrid Systems Research Center (BSRC), Inha University, Inharo, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, India
  • 3Department of Chemical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai 600205, India
  • 4aWCSL of Integrated Human Airway-on-a-Chip, Department of Biological Engineering, Biohybrid Systems Research Center (BSRC), Inha University, 100, Inharo, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
  • 5R&D Platform Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), 152 Gajeong-ro, Daejeon, 34129, Republic of Korea
  • 6Advanced Materials & Strategic Planning Division, Cheorwon Plasma Research Institute, 4620, Hoguk-ro, Galmal-eup, Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do 24047, Republic of Korea
  • 7Biotechnology Research Division, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute (ARTI), Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), 29, Geumgu-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeonbuk, 56212, Republic of Korea
  • 8on Biotechnology and Applied Radioisotope Science, University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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N-doped graphene supported quaternary electrocatalyst (PtRuFeCo/NG) was synthesized and evaluated for potential oxygen reduction (ORR) and methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) in fuel cells. The catalyst exhibited excellent MOR (strong CO tolerance, lower onset potential), ORR (four electron transfer) activities and delivered maximum power densities of 778 and 122 mW cm-2 with direct methanol and proton exchange membrane fuel cells, respectively. The N-doping and synergistic effects of alloying low- cost Fe and Co with Pt and Ru makes PtRuFeCo/NG as excellent bifunctional catalyst that greatly reduces the processing cost of fuel cell which is the major problem facing the fuel cell industry.
Keywords:Fuel cell;Power density;Quaternary catalyst;Methanol oxidation;Oxygen reduction;Graphene
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