Iron Single Atoms on Graphene as Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Iron single atom catalysts (Fe SACs) are the best-known nonprecious metal (NPM) catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), but their practical application has been constrained by the low Fe SACs loading (<2 wt%). Here, a one-pot pyrolysi...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Yi, He, Shuai, Lu, S., Veder, Jean-Pierre, Johannessen, B., Thomsen, L., Saunders, M., Becker, Thomas, De Marco, Roland, Li, Q., Yang, S.Z., Jiang, San Ping
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Published: WILEY 2019
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102044
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90777
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author Cheng, Yi
He, Shuai
Lu, S.
Veder, Jean-Pierre
Johannessen, B.
Thomsen, L.
Saunders, M.
Becker, Thomas
De Marco, Roland
Li, Q.
Yang, S.Z.
Jiang, San Ping
author_facet Cheng, Yi
He, Shuai
Lu, S.
Veder, Jean-Pierre
Johannessen, B.
Thomsen, L.
Saunders, M.
Becker, Thomas
De Marco, Roland
Li, Q.
Yang, S.Z.
Jiang, San Ping
author_sort Cheng, Yi
building Curtin Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Iron single atom catalysts (Fe SACs) are the best-known nonprecious metal (NPM) catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), but their practical application has been constrained by the low Fe SACs loading (<2 wt%). Here, a one-pot pyrolysis method is reported for the synthesis of iron single atoms on graphene (FeSA-G) with a high Fe SAC loading of ≈7.7 ± 1.3 wt%. The as-synthesized FeSA-G shows an onset potential of 0.950 V and a half-wave potential of 0.804 V in acid electrolyte for the ORR, similar to that of Pt/C catalysts but with a much higher stability and higher phosphate anion tolerance. High temperature SiO 2 nanoparticle-doped phosphoric acid/polybenzimidazole (PA/PBI/SiO 2 ) composite membrane cells utilizing a FeSA-G cathode with Fe SAC loading of 0.3 mg cm −2 delivers a peak power density of 325 mW cm −2 at 230 °C, better than 313 mW cm −2 obtained on the cell with a Pt/C cathode at a Pt loading of 1 mg cm −2 . The cell with FeSA-G cathode exhibits superior stability at 230 °C, as compared to that with Pt/C cathode. Our results provide a new approach to developing practical NPM catalysts to replace Pt-based catalysts for fuel cells.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-907772023-04-19T08:15:13Z Iron Single Atoms on Graphene as Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells Cheng, Yi He, Shuai Lu, S. Veder, Jean-Pierre Johannessen, B. Thomsen, L. Saunders, M. Becker, Thomas De Marco, Roland Li, Q. Yang, S.Z. Jiang, San Ping Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Chemistry Science & Technology - Other Topics Materials Science high loading high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells iron single atom catalysts nonprecious metal catalysts oxygen reduction reaction OXYGEN REDUCTION ORR CATALYST ELECTROCATALYSTS PERFORMANCE SITES PHOSPHATE IDENTIFICATION ADSORPTION ALKALINE CARBON Iron single atom catalysts (Fe SACs) are the best-known nonprecious metal (NPM) catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), but their practical application has been constrained by the low Fe SACs loading (<2 wt%). Here, a one-pot pyrolysis method is reported for the synthesis of iron single atoms on graphene (FeSA-G) with a high Fe SAC loading of ≈7.7 ± 1.3 wt%. The as-synthesized FeSA-G shows an onset potential of 0.950 V and a half-wave potential of 0.804 V in acid electrolyte for the ORR, similar to that of Pt/C catalysts but with a much higher stability and higher phosphate anion tolerance. High temperature SiO 2 nanoparticle-doped phosphoric acid/polybenzimidazole (PA/PBI/SiO 2 ) composite membrane cells utilizing a FeSA-G cathode with Fe SAC loading of 0.3 mg cm −2 delivers a peak power density of 325 mW cm −2 at 230 °C, better than 313 mW cm −2 obtained on the cell with a Pt/C cathode at a Pt loading of 1 mg cm −2 . The cell with FeSA-G cathode exhibits superior stability at 230 °C, as compared to that with Pt/C cathode. Our results provide a new approach to developing practical NPM catalysts to replace Pt-based catalysts for fuel cells. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90777 10.1002/advs.201802066 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102044 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180100568 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180100731 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE120100026 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ WILEY fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
high loading
high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
iron single atom catalysts
nonprecious metal catalysts
oxygen reduction reaction
OXYGEN REDUCTION
ORR CATALYST
ELECTROCATALYSTS
PERFORMANCE
SITES
PHOSPHATE
IDENTIFICATION
ADSORPTION
ALKALINE
CARBON
Cheng, Yi
He, Shuai
Lu, S.
Veder, Jean-Pierre
Johannessen, B.
Thomsen, L.
Saunders, M.
Becker, Thomas
De Marco, Roland
Li, Q.
Yang, S.Z.
Jiang, San Ping
Iron Single Atoms on Graphene as Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
title Iron Single Atoms on Graphene as Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
title_full Iron Single Atoms on Graphene as Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
title_fullStr Iron Single Atoms on Graphene as Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
title_full_unstemmed Iron Single Atoms on Graphene as Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
title_short Iron Single Atoms on Graphene as Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
title_sort iron single atoms on graphene as nonprecious metal catalysts for high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
high loading
high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
iron single atom catalysts
nonprecious metal catalysts
oxygen reduction reaction
OXYGEN REDUCTION
ORR CATALYST
ELECTROCATALYSTS
PERFORMANCE
SITES
PHOSPHATE
IDENTIFICATION
ADSORPTION
ALKALINE
CARBON
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102044
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102044
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102044
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102044
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90777