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Journal of Electronic Materials
Published in: Journal of Electronic Materials 1/2023

18-10-2022 | Original Research Article

Titanium Carbide/Carbon-Supported Platinum Nanoparticles Boost Oxygen Reduction Reaction for Fuel Cells

Authors: Cheng Zheng, Xueqin Sun, Yanxi Qin, Yan Guo, Jingjing Yan, Xili Tong

Published in: Journal of Electronic Materials | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

The weak interaction between common carbon support and Pt nanoparticles results in low efficiency for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with high overpotentials, which greatly limits the practical application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Employing strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) is a promising method for tuning the electronic structure of Pt to boost the ORR, accompanied by rapid improvement in durability. Herein, titanium carbide (TiC) was grown on the surface of carbon black by the sol–gel method coupled with high-temperature treatment (denoted as TiC-C). Based on the SMSI that occurred between TiC and Pt, the obtained Pt/TiC-C catalyst exhibits higher mass ORR activity, which is twice that of the commercial Pt/C-JM under the same conditions. In addition, the Pt/TiC-C exhibits superior durability relative to the Pt/C-JM by preventing the aggregation and dissolution of Pt nanoparticles during the ORR process.
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Metadata
Title
Titanium Carbide/Carbon-Supported Platinum Nanoparticles Boost Oxygen Reduction Reaction for Fuel Cells
Authors
Cheng Zheng
Xueqin Sun
Yanxi Qin
Yan Guo
Jingjing Yan
Xili Tong
Publication date
18-10-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Electronic Materials / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0361-5235
Electronic ISSN: 1543-186X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-022-09993-x

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