Direct Integration of Strained-Pt Catalysts into Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells with Atomic Layer Deposition
Xu, Shicheng; Wang, Zhaoxuan; Dull, Sam; Liu, Yunzhi; Lee, Dong Un; Pacheco, Lezama; Orazov, Marat; Vullum, Per Erik; Dadlani, Anup; Vinogradova, Olga; Schindler, Peter; Tam, Qizhan; Schladt, Thomas; Mueller, Jonathan E.; Kirsch, Sebastian; Huebner, Gerold; Higgins, Drew; Torgersen, Jan; Viswanathan, Venkatasubramanian; Jaramillo, Thomas F; Prinz, Friedrich
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2021Metadata
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The design and fabrication of lattice-strained platinum catalysts achieved by removing a soluble core from a platinum shell synthesized via atomic layer deposition, is reported. The remarkable catalytic performance for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), measured in both half-cell and full-cell configurations, is attributed to the observed lattice strain. By further optimizing the nanoparticle geometry and ionomer/carbon interactions, mass activity close to 0.8 A mgPt−1 @0.9 V iR-free is achievable in the membrane electrode assembly. Nevertheless, active catalysts with high ORR activity do not necessarily lead to high performance in the high-current-density (HCD) region. More attention shall be directed toward HCD performance for enabling high-power-density hydrogen fuel cells.