An overview of metal oxide materials as electrocatalysts and supports for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Z Zhang, J Liu, J Gu, L Su, L Cheng - Energy & Environmental Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) are promising power sources in portable and
transportation applications because of their high energy densities, low operating …

Graphene-based transition metal oxide nanocomposites for the oxygen reduction reaction

M Sun, H Liu, Y Liu, J Qu, J Li - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of low cost, durable and efficient nanocatalysts to substitute expensive
and rare noble metals (eg Pt, Au and Pd) in overcoming the sluggish kinetic process of the …

Enhancements of catalyst distribution and functioning upon utilization of conducting polymers as supporting matrices in DMFCs: a review

K Dutta, S Das, D Rana, PP Kundu - Polymer Reviews, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Fuel cells (FCs) have evolved as a potential alternative energy harnessing device, with
direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) as one of the front-runners. Although it has achieved …

Ultrahigh stable carbon riveted Pt/TiO 2–C catalyst prepared by in situ carbonized glucose for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

ZZ Jiang, ZB Wang, YY Chu, DM Gu… - Energy & Environmental …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Highly active Pt/TiO2–C catalyst has been synthesized by a microwave-assisted polyol
process. The obtained Pt/TiO2–C sample was characterized by XRD, EDAX, HRTEM, XPS …

Performance analysis of a non-platinum group metal catalyst based on iron-aminoantipyrine for direct methanol fuel cells

D Sebastián, V Baglio, AS Aricò, A Serov… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
A highly active non-platinum group metals (non-PGMs) catalyst for oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) was synthesized by the sacrificial support method (SSM) developed at the …

Highly Stable and CO-Tolerant Pt/Ti0.7W0.3O2 Electrocatalyst for Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

D Wang, CV Subban, H Wang, E Rus… - Journal of the …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The current materials used in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are not
sufficiently durable for commercial deployment. One of the major challenges lies in the …

Silver nanoparticles supported on TiO2 nanotubes as active catalysts for ethanol oxidation

YQ Liang, ZD Cui, SL Zhu, Y Liu, XJ Yang - Journal of Catalysis, 2011 - Elsevier
Silver (Ag) nanoparticles were successfully assembled in self-organized TiO2 nanotubes by
the polyol process. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray …

Sn-doped TiO2 modified carbon to support Pt anode catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells

Y Li, C Liu, Y Liu, B Feng, L Li, H Pan, W Kellogg… - Journal of Power …, 2015 - Elsevier
Catalyst supports are known to play important role in governing overall catalyst activity and
durability. Here, a new type of SnO 2–TiO 2 solid solution (Ti x Sn 1-x O 2) support was …

Ethanol electro-oxidation activity of Nb-doped-TiO2 supported PdAg catalysts in alkaline media

ST Nguyen, Y Yang, X Wang - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2012 - Elsevier
Various mesoporous Nb-doped titania materials were synthesized by a hydrothermal
method and examined as catalyst support for PdAg alloy particles for alkaline direct ethanol …

A simple preparation of very high methanol tolerant cathode electrocatalyst for direct methanol fuel cell based on polymer-coated carbon nanotube/platinum

Z Yang, N Nakashima - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The development of a durable and methanol tolerant electrocatalyst with a high oxygen
reduction reaction activity is highly important for the cathode side of direct methanol fuel …