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Effects of carbonization temperature and time during carbon riveting process on the stability of Pt/C catalyst

  • Z. Z. Jiang*
  • , Z. B. Wang
  • , H. Rivera
  • , W. L. Qu
  • , D. M. Gu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Soochow University
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Inter American University of Puerto Rico
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Effects of carbonization temperature and time during carbon riveting process on the stability of Pt/C catalysts have been investigated systematically. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, cyclic voltammograms, and accelerated potential cycling tests have been performed to characterize the catalysts. The experimental results show that the activity of the riveted Pt/C catalyst decreases with the increasing of the heat-treated temperature and the extension of heat-treated time due to sintering of Pt nanoparticles. The stability of the carbon riveted Pt/C catalysts exhibits the increasing trend with the increase of the carbonization time and temperature. Considering both of the activity and stability of the riveted Pt/C catalysts, the optimized carbonization temperature and time are 400°C and 60min for a Pt/VulcanXC-72 catalyst with starting particle size before carbonization of 2.2nm and 20wt% platinum loading, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)660-666
Number of pages7
JournalFuel Cells
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2014
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Carbonization Temperature
  • Carbonization Time
  • Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
  • Stability

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