Durability of PtCo/C cathode catalyst layers subjected to accelerated stress testing

Natalia Macauley; Rangachary Mukundan; David Langlois; K. C. Neyerlin; Shyam Kocha; Karren More; Madeline Odgaard; Rodney L. Borup

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Durability of PtCo/C cathode catalyst layers subjected to accelerated stress testing

Natalia Macauley, Rangachary Mukundan, David Langlois, K. C. Neyerlin, Shyam Kocha, Karren More, Madeline Odgaard, Rodney L. Borup

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In this paper we evaluate the durability of two PtCo/C alloy catalysts that have different initial particle sizes by using accelerated stress tests. The durability test results are compared with a commercially available Pt/C catalyst. The implications of using PtCo/C alloy catalysts are discussed, with results presented from TEM, SEM, XRF, XRD and electrochemical testing. The initial ECSAs of the PtCo/C catalysts are lower than Pt/C, however by the end of the AST, the ECSAs are nearly identical as the particle sizes all approach approximately 5.5 nm. The mass activity of PtCo/C catalysts is higher than Pt/C, thus leading to higher kinetic performance. The durability and activity of PtCo/C catalysts was found to be comparable or better than that of the Pt/C based catalysts. However, gradual Co leaching from the alloy structure continues to be an issue. Co was found to essentially equilibrate between the catalyst layer and the membrane.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 16, PEFC 16
Editors	D. J. Jones, H. Uchida, H. A. Gasteiger, K. Swider-Lyons, F. N. Buchi, P. N. Pintauro, B. S. Pivovar, K. E. Ayers, K. A. Perry, P. Shirvanian, A. Z. Weber, V. K. Ramani, P. Strasser, R. A. Mantz, K. Shinohara, S. Mitsushima, C. Coutanceau, J. M. Fenton, T. J. Schmidt, T. F. Fuller, S. R. Narayanan, Y. T. Kim, L. Zhuang, S. G. Sun
Publisher	Electrochemical Society Inc.
Pages	281-287
Number of pages	7
Edition	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781607687313, 9781607687672, 9781607687689, 9781607687696, 9781607687702, 9781607687719, 9781607687726, 9781607687733, 9781607687740, 9781607687757, 9781607687771, 9781607687788, 9781607687795, 9781607687801, 9781607687818, 9781607687825, 9781607687832, 9781607687849, 9781607687856, 9781607687863, 9781607687887, 9781607687894, 9781607687900, 9781607687917, 9781607687924, 9781607687931, 9781607687948, 9781607687955, 9781607687962, 9781607687979, 9781607687986, 9781607687993, 9781607688006, 9781607688013, 9781607688020, 9781607688037
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/07514.0281ecst
State	Published - 2016
Event	Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 16, PEFC 2016 - PRiME 2016/230th ECS Meeting - Honolulu, United States Duration: Oct 2 2016 → Oct 7 2016

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Name	ECS Transactions
Number	14
Volume	75
ISSN (Print)	1938-6737
ISSN (Electronic)	1938-5862

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Conference	Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 16, PEFC 2016 - PRiME 2016/230th ECS Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu
Period	10/2/16 → 10/7/16

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Macauley, N., Mukundan, R., Langlois, D., Neyerlin, K. C., Kocha, S., More, K., Odgaard, M., & Borup, R. L. (2016). Durability of PtCo/C cathode catalyst layers subjected to accelerated stress testing. In D. J. Jones, H. Uchida, H. A. Gasteiger, K. Swider-Lyons, F. N. Buchi, P. N. Pintauro, B. S. Pivovar, K. E. Ayers, K. A. Perry, P. Shirvanian, A. Z. Weber, V. K. Ramani, P. Strasser, R. A. Mantz, K. Shinohara, S. Mitsushima, C. Coutanceau, J. M. Fenton, T. J. Schmidt, T. F. Fuller, S. R. Narayanan, Y. T. Kim, L. Zhuang, ... S. G. Sun (Eds.), Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 16, PEFC 16 (14 ed., pp. 281-287). (ECS Transactions; Vol. 75, No. 14). Electrochemical Society Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1149/07514.0281ecst

Macauley, Natalia ; Mukundan, Rangachary ; Langlois, David et al. / Durability of PtCo/C cathode catalyst layers subjected to accelerated stress testing. Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 16, PEFC 16. editor / D. J. Jones ; H. Uchida ; H. A. Gasteiger ; K. Swider-Lyons ; F. N. Buchi ; P. N. Pintauro ; B. S. Pivovar ; K. E. Ayers ; K. A. Perry ; P. Shirvanian ; A. Z. Weber ; V. K. Ramani ; P. Strasser ; R. A. Mantz ; K. Shinohara ; S. Mitsushima ; C. Coutanceau ; J. M. Fenton ; T. J. Schmidt ; T. F. Fuller ; S. R. Narayanan ; Y. T. Kim ; L. Zhuang ; S. G. Sun. 14. ed. Electrochemical Society Inc., 2016. pp. 281-287 (ECS Transactions; 14).

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Macauley, N, Mukundan, R, Langlois, D, Neyerlin, KC, Kocha, S, More, K, Odgaard, M & Borup, RL 2016, Durability of PtCo/C cathode catalyst layers subjected to accelerated stress testing. in DJ Jones, H Uchida, HA Gasteiger, K Swider-Lyons, FN Buchi, PN Pintauro, BS Pivovar, KE Ayers, KA Perry, P Shirvanian, AZ Weber, VK Ramani, P Strasser, RA Mantz, K Shinohara, S Mitsushima, C Coutanceau, JM Fenton, TJ Schmidt, TF Fuller, SR Narayanan, YT Kim, L Zhuang & SG Sun (eds), Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 16, PEFC 16. 14 edn, ECS Transactions, no. 14, vol. 75, Electrochemical Society Inc., pp. 281-287, Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 16, PEFC 2016 - PRiME 2016/230th ECS Meeting, Honolulu, United States, 10/2/16. https://doi.org/10.1149/07514.0281ecst

Durability of PtCo/C cathode catalyst layers subjected to accelerated stress testing. / Macauley, Natalia; Mukundan, Rangachary; Langlois, David et al.
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 16, PEFC 16. ed. / D. J. Jones; H. Uchida; H. A. Gasteiger; K. Swider-Lyons; F. N. Buchi; P. N. Pintauro; B. S. Pivovar; K. E. Ayers; K. A. Perry; P. Shirvanian; A. Z. Weber; V. K. Ramani; P. Strasser; R. A. Mantz; K. Shinohara; S. Mitsushima; C. Coutanceau; J. M. Fenton; T. J. Schmidt; T. F. Fuller; S. R. Narayanan; Y. T. Kim; L. Zhuang; S. G. Sun. 14. ed. Electrochemical Society Inc., 2016. p. 281-287 (ECS Transactions; Vol. 75, No. 14).

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