Carbon-supported Pt-based alloy electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: particle size, shape, and composition …

YJ Wang, N Zhao, B Fang, H Li, XT Bi… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Global energy demands are projected to grow 36% over the current level by the year 2030.
1 Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are among the most promising …

Platinum-based nanostructured materials: synthesis, properties, and applications

A Chen, P Holt-Hindle - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Rising energy demands, depletion of fossil fuel reserves, and environmental pollution have
fueled the search for energy conversion devices with high efficiency and low emissions. Fuel …

Electrochemical Catalyst–Support Effects and Their Stabilizing Role for IrOx Nanoparticle Catalysts during the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

HS Oh, HN Nong, T Reier, A Bergmann… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Redox-active support materials can help reduce the noble-metal loading of a solid chemical
catalyst while offering electronic catalyst–support interactions beneficial for catalyst …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of nano-catalyst in new era

S Chaturvedi, PN Dave, NK Shah - Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2012 - Elsevier
In the era of nanoscience where all the devices and technologies are going to smaller and
smaller in size with improved properties; catalysis is an important field of application. In this …

Platinized titanium dioxide (Pt/TiO2) as a multi-functional catalyst for thermocatalysis, photocatalysis, and photothermal catalysis for removing air pollutants

K Vikrant, S Weon, KH Kim, M Sillanpää - Applied Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Catalytic approaches are regarded as a highly favorable option to treat carcinogenic volatile
organic compounds (VOCs: eg, formaldehyde) released from various sources in indoor and …

Investigating particle size effects in catalysis by applying a size-controlled and surfactant-free synthesis of colloidal nanoparticles in alkaline ethylene glycol: case …

J Quinson, M Inaba, S Neumann, AA Swane… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Colloidal platinum nanoparticles are obtained via a surfactant-free polyol process in alkaline
ethylene glycol. In this popular synthesis, ethylene glycol functions as solvent and reducing …

Beyond strain and ligand effects: microstrain-induced enhancement of the oxygen reduction reaction kinetics on various PtNi/C nanostructures

R Chattot, T Asset, P Bordet, J Drnec, L Dubau… - Acs …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The electrical performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell is limited by the slow
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics. Catalytic improvements for the ORR have been …

Metal and metal oxide electrocatalysts for redox flow batteries

K Amini, J Gostick, MD Pritzker - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are one of the promising technologies for large‐scale energy
storage applications. For practical implementation of RFBs, it is of great interest to improve …

Tuning the performance and the stability of porous hollow PtNi/C nanostructures for the oxygen reduction reaction

L Dubau, T Asset, R Chattot, C Bonnaud… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Due to their increased surface area to volume ratio and molecular accessibility, microporous
and mesoporous materials are a promising strategy to electrocatalyze the cathodic oxygen …

Effect of particle size on the activity and durability of the Pt/C electrocatalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Z Xu, H Zhang, H Zhong, Q Lu, Y Wang, D Su - Applied Catalysis B …, 2012 - Elsevier
Carbon supported Pt (Pt/C) with various average particle sizes ranging from sub 3nm to 6.5
nm were in situ prepared and characterized at the cathode of proton exchange membrane …