Fuel cell anode catalyst performance can be stabilized with a molecularly rigid film of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM)

Daping He; Yuanyang Rong; Mariolino Carta; Richard Malpass-Evans; Neil B. McKeown; Frank Marken

doi:10.1039/c5ra25320a

Fuel cell anode catalyst performance can be stabilized with a molecularly rigid film of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM)

Daping He, Yuanyang Rong, Mariolino Carta, Richard Malpass-Evans, Neil B. McKeown, Frank Marken^*

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Abstract

There remains a major materials challenge in maintaining the performance of platinum (Pt) anode catalysts in fuel cells due to corrosion and blocking of active sites. Herein, we report a new materials strategy for improving anode catalyst stability based on a protective microporous coating with an inert and highly rigid (non-blocking) polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-EA-TB). The "anti-corrosion" effect of the PIM-EA-TB coating is demonstrated with a commercial Pt catalyst (3-5 nm diameter, 40 wt% Pt on Vulcan-72) and for three important fuel cell anode reactions: (i) methanol oxidation, (ii) ethanol oxidation, and (iii) formic acid oxidation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9315-9319
Number of pages	5
Journal	RSC Advances
Volume	6
Issue number	11
Early online date	18 Jan 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra25320a
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 18 Jan 2016

Keywords

FORMIC-ACID
PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES
METHANOL OXIDATION
ENHANCED STABILITY
ELECTROCATALYSTS
ELECTROOXIDATION
DURABILITY
LAYER
DMFC

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Fuel cell anode catalyst performance can be stabilized with a molecularly rigid film of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM)

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