Alternative and facile production pathway towards obtaining high surface area PtCo/C intermetallic catalysts for improved PEM fuel cell performance
Philipp A. Heizmann, Hien Nguyen, Miriam von Holst, Andreas Fischbach, Mitja Kostelec, Francisco Javier Gonzalez Lopez, Marjan Bele, Luka Pavko, Tina Đukić, Martin Šala, Francisco Ruiz‐Zepeda, Carolin Klose, Matija Gatalo, Nejc Hodnik, Severin Vierrath, Matthias Breitwieser
Abstract
A novel PtCo/C based PEMFC electrocatalyst was investigated in real fuel cells under application-relevant conditions. The corresponding MEAs show superior performance compared to reference materials due to more suitable nanoparticle sizes.
Topics & Concepts
IntermetallicProton exchange membrane fuel cellCatalysisFuel cellsMaterials scienceChemical engineeringMetallurgyChemistryEngineeringOrganic chemistryAlloyElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsMachine Learning in Materials Science