화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.71, 234-241, March, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2018.11.031  Export Citation
Highly active bimetallic CuFe.N.C electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media
Yun Sik Kang1, Yoonhye Heo2, Jae Young Jung2, Yeonsun Sohn2, Soo-Hyoung Lee2, Jue-Hyuk Jang1, Pil Kim2, †, and Sung Jong Yoo1, 3, †
  • 1Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
  • 2School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
  • 3Division of Energy & Environment Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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Here, we prepare a bimetallic CuFe-N-C catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by annealing metal precursor-adsorbed polyaniline under an NH3 gas atmosphere at high temperature. The catalyst exhibits higher ORR activity and durability than Pt/C and other monometallic Cu (Fe)-N-C catalysts in 0.1 M KOH. The remarkable catalytic activity of the CuFe-N-C catalyst is due to the interaction between Cu and Fe, which facilitates ORR and also results in higher contents of total N and active N species. In the same vein, single cell using the CuFe-N-C catalyst exhibits greatly enhanced performance compared to those using other catalysts.
Keywords:Oxygen reduction reaction;Anion exchange membrane fuel cells;Transition metal-nitrogen-carbon catalyst;Polyaniline
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