Recent advances on PEM fuel cells: from key materials to membrane electrode assembly

S Mo, L Du, Z Huang, J Chen, Y Zhou, P Wu… - Electrochemical energy …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells have regained worldwide
attention from academia, industries, investors, and governments. The prospect of PEM fuel …

Identification and understanding of active sites of non‐noble iron‐nitrogen‐carbon catalysts for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis

Z Yang, Y Chen, S Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐noble iron‐nitrogen‐carbon (Fe‐N‐C) catalysts have been explored as one type of the
most promising alternatives of precious platinum (Pt) in catalyzing the oxygen reduction …

Phase diagrams guide synthesis of highly ordered intermetallic electrocatalysts: separating alloying and ordering stages

WJ Zeng, C Wang, QQ Yan, P Yin, L Tong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Supported platinum intermetallic compound catalysts have attracted considerable attention
owing to their remarkable activities and durability for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton …

The strain induced synergistic catalysis of FeN4 and MnN3 dual-site catalysts for oxygen reduction in proton-/anion-exchange membrane fuel cells

S Huang, Z Qiao, P Sun, K Qiao, K Pei, L Yang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Fe-NC single-atom catalysts (SACs) have been widely explored for oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) in fuel cells. However, how to improve the ORR activity by tailoring the …

Oriented intergrowth of the catalyst layer in membrane electrode assembly for alkaline water electrolysis

L Wan, M Pang, J Le, Z Xu, H Zhou, Q Xu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The application of membrane electrode assemblies is considered a promising approach for
increasing the energy efficiency of conventional alkaline water electrolysis. However …

Construction of high-density proton transport channels in phosphoric acid doped polybenzimidazole membranes using ionic liquids and metal-organic frameworks

P Wang, J Lin, Y Wu, L Wang - Journal of Power Sources, 2023 - Elsevier
Introducing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) into phosphoric acid (PA) doped
polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes to form proton transfer channels is an effective strategy …

Hydrogenated borophene enabled synthesis of multielement intermetallic catalysts

X Zeng, Y Jing, S Gao, W Zhang, Y Zhang, H Liu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Supported metal catalysts often suffer from rapid degradation under harsh conditions due to
material failure and weak metal-support interaction. Here we propose using reductive …

Symmetry‐Induced Regulation of Pt Strain Derived from Pt3Ga Intermetallic for Boosting Oxygen Reduction Reaction

R Gui, H Cheng, M Wang, X Tai, H Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pt‐based fuel cell catalysts with excellent activity and stability for proton‐exchange
membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been developed through strain regulation in recent …

Single‐Atom and Hierarchical‐Pore Aerogel Confinement Strategy for Low‐Platinum Fuel Cells

Y Luo, K Li, Y Chen, J Feng, L Wang, Y Jiang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving high catalytic performance through the lowest possible content of platinum (Pt) is
the key to cost reduction of proton‐exchange‐membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However …

Carbons as low-platinum catalyst supports and non-noble catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Y Chen, S Zhang, JCY Jung, J Zhang - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells, including acidic proton exchange membrane fuel cells
(PEMFCs) and alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs), are the types of the …