Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells

by MDPI AG

Overview

Catalysts | Special Issue : Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells

Fuel cells are expected to come into widespread commercial use in the areas of transportation, stationary and portable power generation, and thus will help solve the global problems of energy supply and clean environment. Despite their great promise, commercialization has been hindered by lower than predicted efficiencies and the high cost of electrocatalysts in the electrodes. The sluggish kinetics of oxygen reduction reaction is one of the main reasons for the high overpotential in a hydrogen proton exchange membrane fuel cell. In other types of low temperature fuel cells, for instance direct alcohol fuel cells, the slow fuel oxidation reactions is another major contribution to their low performance. Thus, the development of more active catalysts for both anodic and cathodic reactions is essential for the wide adoption of fuel cells. Recent intensive research efforts have led to the development of less expensive and more abundant electrocatalysts for fuel cells. This Special Issue aims to cover recent progress and trends in designing, synthesizing, characterizing and evaluating advanced electrocatalysts for both anode and cathode, and theoretical understanding in fuel cell reactions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783038422341
Publisher:	MDPI AG
Publication date:	06/30/2016
Pages:	688
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 2.00(d)

Table of Contents

(1) Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Materials for Oxygen Reduction Reactions
(2) Recent Progress on Fe/N/C Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells
(3) Nanoscale Alloying in Electrocatalysts
(4) Recent Advances in Carbon Supported Metal Nanoparticles Preparation for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Low Temperature Fuel Cells
(5) Design of Pt/Carbon Xerogel Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells
(6) Advances in Ceramic Supports for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
(7) Recent Development of Pd-Based Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
(8) Recent Advances on Electro-Oxidation of Ethanol on Pt- and Pd-Based Catalysts: From Reaction Mechanisms to Catalytic Materials
(9) Highly Active Non-PGM Catalysts Prepared from Metal Organic Frameworks
(10) Effect of ZIF-8 Crystal Size on the O2 Electro-Reduction Performance of Pyrolyzed Fe-N-C Catalysts
(11) Surfactant-Template Preparation of Polyaniline Semi-Tubes for Oxygen Reduction
(12) Polyaniline-Derived Ordered Mesoporous Carbon as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
(13) Phosphorus and Nitrogen Dual Doped and Simultaneously Reduced Graphene Oxide with High Surface Area as Efficient Metal-Free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction
(14) Titanium-Niobium Oxides as Non-Noble Metal Cathodes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
(15) Positive Effect of Heat Treatment on Carbon-Supported CoS Nanocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
(16) Microwave Synthesis of High Activity FeSe2/C Catalyst toward Oxygen Reduction Reaction
(17) Pt Monolayer Shell on Nitrided Alloy Core-A Path to Highly Stable Oxygen Reduction Catalyst
(18) Simple Preparation of Pd Core Nanoparticles for Pd Core/Pt Shell Catalyst and Evaluation of Activity and Durability for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
(19) Electrochemical Oxidation of the Carbon Support to Synthesize Pt(Cu) and Pt-Ru(Cu) Core-Shell Electrocatalysts for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells
(20) Pt Monolayer Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pd-Cu Alloy: First-Principles Investigation
(21) Effect of Particle Size and Operating Conditions on Pt3Co PEMFC Cathode Catalyst Durability
(22) Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity and Durability of Pt Catalysts Supported on Titanium Carbide
(23) Novel Mesoporous Carbon Supports for PEMFC Catalysts
(24) Electrocatalytic Activity and Durability of Pt-Decorated Non-Covalently Functionalized Graphitic Structures
(25) Application of a Coated Film Catalyst Layer Model to a High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell with Low Catalyst Loading Produced by Reactive Spray Deposition Technology
(26) The Use of C-MnO2 as Hybrid Precursor Support for a Pt/C-MnxO1+x Catalyst with Enhanced Activity for the Methanol Oxidation Reaction (MOR)
(27) Facile Electrodeposition of Flower-Like PMo12-Pt/rGO Composite with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity towards Methanol Oxidation
(28) Copolymers Based on Indole-6-Carboxylic Acid and 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene as Platinum Catalyst Support for Methanol Oxidation
(29) Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Performance of Multi-Component Nanoporous PtRuCuW Alloy for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
(30) Preparation and Electrocatalytic Characteristics of PdW/C Catalyst for Ethanol Oxidation
(31) A Facile Synthesis of Hollow Palladium/Copper Alloy Nanocubes Supported on N-Doped Graphene for Ethanol Electrooxidation Catalyst
(32) Improving the Ethanol Oxidation Activity of Pt-Mn Alloys through the Use of Additives during Deposition
(33) Sb Surface Modification of Pd by Mimetic Underpotential Deposition for Formic Acid Oxidation
(34) Sacrificial Template-Based Synthesis of Unified Hollow Porous Palladium Nanospheres for Formic Acid Electro-Oxidation