Low and non-platinum electrocatalysts for PEMFCs: Current status, challenges and prospects

A Brouzgou, SQ Song, P Tsiakaras - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2012 - Elsevier
Platinum-based nanomaterials are the most commonly adopted electrocatalysts for both
anode and cathode reactions in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) fed with …

Exploration of the active center structure of nitrogen-doped graphene-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

L Lai, JR Potts, D Zhan, L Wang, CK Poh… - Energy & …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
We present two different ways to fabricate nitrogen-doped graphene (N-graphene) and
demonstrate its use as a metal-free catalyst to study the catalytic active center for the oxygen …

Binary and ternary doping of nitrogen, boron, and phosphorus into carbon for enhancing electrochemical oxygen reduction activity

CH Choi, SH Park, SI Woo - ACS nano, 2012 - ACS Publications
N-doped carbon, a promising alternative to Pt catalyst for oxygen reduction reactions
(ORRs) in acidic media, is modified in order to increase its catalytic activity through the …

Electrocatalysis for polymer electrolyte fuel cells: recent achievements and future challenges

A Rabis, P Rodriguez, TJ Schmidt - Acs Catalysis, 2012 - ACS Publications
Fuel cell technology is currently shifting very fast from fundamental research to real
development. In addition to other aspects, this transition is possible because of the important …

Nitrogen-doped graphene and its iron-based composite as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

K Parvez, S Yang, Y Hernandez, A Winter… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The high cost of platinum-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
has hindered the practical application of fuel cells. Thanks to its unique chemical and …

Phosphorus–nitrogen dual doped carbon as an effective catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in acidic media: effects of the amount of P-doping on the physical and …

CH Choi, SH Park, SI Woo - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A new strategy for enhancing the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity of carbon-based
catalysts in acidic media is proposed and characterized; the strategy consists in modifying …

Nitrogen-containing carbon nanotubes as cathodic catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

WY Wong, WRW Daud, AB Mohamad… - Diamond and related …, 2012 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) comprise a diverse range of fuel cell
thought to have future commercial application and transportation. The introduction of …

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction reaction on polyaniline-derived nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticle surfaces in alkaline media

N Gavrilov, IA Pašti, M Mitrić, J Travas-Sejdić… - Journal of Power …, 2012 - Elsevier
Nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterials were synthesized by the carbonization of three
different nanostructured polyaniline (PANI) salt precursors: PANI 3, 5-dinitrosalicylate …

Templated non-PGM cathode catalysts derived from iron and poly (ethyleneimine) precursors

A Serov, MH Robson, K Artyushkova… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2012 - Elsevier
A series of oxygen reduction catalysts derived from pyrolyzed iron-containing compounds
and a nitrogen-containing polymeric precursor, poly (ethyleneimine),(Fe–PEI) were …

The role of transition metals in non-precious nitrogen-modified carbon-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

HS Oh, H Kim - Journal of Power Sources, 2012 - Elsevier
This study examines the role of transition metals (Co or Fe) on nitrogen-modified carbon-
based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The nitrogen-modified carbon …