The influence of the carbon support and platinum particle size on degradation of cathode for low platinum-loading catalyst layer

Haoran Yu; Andrea Baricci; Andrea Casalegno; Laure Guetaz; Radenka Maric

doi:10.1149/07225.0041ecst

The influence of the carbon support and platinum particle size on degradation of cathode for low platinum-loading catalyst layer

Haoran Yu, Andrea Baricci, Andrea Casalegno, Laure Guetaz, Radenka Maric

electron Microscopy and Microanalysis

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Abstract

We demonstrated the ability to control the platinum particle size in the synthesis of carbon supported Pt (Pt/C) electrocatalyst with reactive spray deposition technology (RSDT). The degradation of Pt cathode with loading of 0.1 mg/cm² in membrane electrode assembly (MEA) under simulated drive cycles (30000 triangular wave cycles between 0.6 and 1.0 V_rhe) showed similar electrochemical surface area (ECSA) at the end of life (EOL), regardless of the initial Pt particle size or carbon support type. However, it is possible to reduce the loss of ECSA using a gradient catalyst layer consisting of a 6 um layer with Pt particles of 5 nm toward the membrane and another 6 μm layer with Pt particles of 2 nm toward the GDL. Microscopy studies suggested that the gradient catalyst layer have less Pt loss% into the electrolyte, thereby maintained higher ECSA at EOL.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
Editors	W. K. S. Chiu, F. Chen, A. Herring, D. Chu, S. Gopalan, T. Markus, P. J. Masset
Publisher	Electrochemical Society Inc.
Pages	41-55
Number of pages	15
Edition	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9781607687528
ISBN (Print)	9781623323943
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/07225.0041ecst
State	Published - 2016
Event	Symposium on Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage - 229th ECS Meeting - San Diego, United States Duration: May 29 2016 → Jun 2 2016

Publication series

Name	ECS Transactions
Number	25
Volume	72
ISSN (Print)	1938-6737
ISSN (Electronic)	1938-5862

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Conference	Symposium on Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage - 229th ECS Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	05/29/16 → 06/2/16

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation (award number CMMI-1265893) for financial support.

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Yu, H., Baricci, A., Casalegno, A., Guetaz, L., & Maric, R. (2016). The influence of the carbon support and platinum particle size on degradation of cathode for low platinum-loading catalyst layer. In W. K. S. Chiu, F. Chen, A. Herring, D. Chu, S. Gopalan, T. Markus, & P. J. Masset (Eds.), Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (25 ed., pp. 41-55). (ECS Transactions; Vol. 72, No. 25). Electrochemical Society Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1149/07225.0041ecst

Yu, Haoran ; Baricci, Andrea ; Casalegno, Andrea et al. / The influence of the carbon support and platinum particle size on degradation of cathode for low platinum-loading catalyst layer. Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage. editor / W. K. S. Chiu ; F. Chen ; A. Herring ; D. Chu ; S. Gopalan ; T. Markus ; P. J. Masset. 25. ed. Electrochemical Society Inc., 2016. pp. 41-55 (ECS Transactions; 25).

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Yu, H, Baricci, A, Casalegno, A, Guetaz, L & Maric, R 2016, The influence of the carbon support and platinum particle size on degradation of cathode for low platinum-loading catalyst layer. in WKS Chiu, F Chen, A Herring, D Chu, S Gopalan, T Markus & PJ Masset (eds), Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage. 25 edn, ECS Transactions, no. 25, vol. 72, Electrochemical Society Inc., pp. 41-55, Symposium on Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage - 229th ECS Meeting, San Diego, United States, 05/29/16. https://doi.org/10.1149/07225.0041ecst

The influence of the carbon support and platinum particle size on degradation of cathode for low platinum-loading catalyst layer. / Yu, Haoran; Baricci, Andrea; Casalegno, Andrea et al.
Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage. ed. / W. K. S. Chiu; F. Chen; A. Herring; D. Chu; S. Gopalan; T. Markus; P. J. Masset. 25. ed. Electrochemical Society Inc., 2016. p. 41-55 (ECS Transactions; Vol. 72, No. 25).

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