A phenyl-sulfonic acid anchored carbon-supported platinum catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrodes
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A phenyl-sulfonic acid anchored carbon-supported platinum catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrodes
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Creator |
Selvarani, G.
Sahu, A.K. Choudhury, N.A. Sridhar, P. Pitchumani, S. Shukla, A.K. |
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Fuel Cells
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Description |
A method, to anchor phenyl-sulfonic acid functional groups with the platinum catalyst supported onto a high surface-area carbon substrate, is
reported. The use of the catalyst in the electrodes of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) helps enhancing its performance. Characterization of
the catalyst by Fourier transform infra red (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and point-of-zero-charge (PZC) studies
suggests that the improvement in performance of the PEFC is facilitated not only by enlarging the three-phase boundary in the catalyst layer but
also by providing ionic-conduction paths as well as by imparting negative charge to platinum sites with concomitant oxidation of sulfur present
in the carbon support. It is argued that the negatively charged platinum sites help repel water facilitating oxygen to access the catalyst sites. The
PEFC with modified carbon-supported platinum catalyst electrodes exhibits 40% enhancement in its power density as compared to the one with
unmodified carbon-supported platinum catalyst electrodes.
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Elsevier
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Date |
2007
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Article
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application/pdf
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http://cecri.csircentral.net/643/1/039-2007.pdf
Selvarani, G. and Sahu, A.K. and Choudhury, N.A. and Sridhar, P. and Pitchumani, S. and Shukla, A.K. (2007) A phenyl-sulfonic acid anchored carbon-supported platinum catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrodes. Electrochimica Acta, 52. pp. 4871-4877. ISSN 0013-4686 |
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http://cecri.csircentral.net/643/
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