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Designing Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells Electrocatalysts


EMSL Project ID
40067

Abstract

Fuel cells are very important in addressing the issues with environment and global climate change. The main challenges for developing fuel cells are the prohibitive production cost and poor durability and reliability. The catalysts play a key role in reducing the cost and increasing the durability and reliability. The primary objective of this project is to develop high-performance and low-cost electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells, and understand the mechanisms of fuel cell reactions in molecular level (e.g., oxygen reduction, formic acid oxidation). We will develop metal alloy electrocatalysts and durable (carbon and carbon-free) catalyst supports.

Project Details

Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2010-10-01
End Date
2011-09-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Yuehe Lin
Institution
Washington State University

Team Members

Jie Xiao
Institution
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Seh Kyu Park
Institution
Washington State University Tri-Cities

Yuliang Cao
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Zhifeng Fu
Institution
Southwest University

Donglai Lu
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Zhaohui Li
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Ying Wang
Institution
Tsinghua University

Guocheng Shao
Institution
Louisiana State University

Dan Du
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Honggang Liao
Institution
Xiamen University

Haiying Wan
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Yuyan Shao
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Jun Wang
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Jun Liu
Institution
Yale University

Chongmin Wang
Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Laxmikant Saraf
Institution
Clemson University

Mark Engelhard
Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Yong Wang
Institution
Washington State University

Hong Wu
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Related Publications

Park SK, Y Shao, H Wan, PC Rieke, VV Viswanathan, SA Towne, LV Saraf, J Liu, Y Lin, and Y Wang. 2011. "Design of graphene sheets-supported Pt catalyst layer in PEM fuel cells." Electrochemistry Communications 13(3):258-261. doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2010.12.028
Park SK, Y Shao, R Kou, VV Viswanathan, SA Towne, PC Rieke, J Liu, Y Lin, and Y Wang. 2011. "Polarization Losses under Accelerated Stress Test Using Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Supported Pt Catalyst in PEM Fuel Cells." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 158(3):B297-302. doi:10.1149/1.3530843
Zhang S, Y Shao, H Liao, J Liu, IA Aksay, G Yin, and Y Lin. 2011. "Graphene decorated with PtAu alloy nanoparticles: facile synthesis and promising application for formic acid oxidation." Chemistry of Materials 23(5):1079-1081.