Methanol tolerance of atomically dispersed single metal site catalysts: mechanistic understanding and high-performance direct methanol fuel cells
Qiurong Shi, Yanghua He, Xiaowan Bai, Maoyu Wang, David A. Cullen, Marcos Lucero, Xunhua Zhao, Karren L. More, Hua Zhou, Zhenxing Feng, Yuanyue Liu, Gang Wu
Abstract
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are promising power sources for portable electronic devices. Atomically dispersed M–N–C cathode catalysts demonstrated a great potential in addressing the high-cost and methanol crossover issues in DMFCs.
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Methanol fuelMethanolCatalysisMaterials scienceCathodeNanotechnologyFuel cellsMetalChemical engineeringChemistryEngineeringOrganic chemistryMetallurgyPhysical chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications