Synthesis and Advanced Electrochemical Characterization of Multifunctional Electrocatalytic Composite for Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell

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A multifunctional electrocatalytic composite was synthesized for use as a generic catalytic material in the polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) type reactors, working in either fuel cell, direct methanol fuel cell, or electrolyzer mode. It is constructed from graphene sheets evenly covered with TiONx on which PtCu, Ir, and Ru nanoparticles are immobilized. It enables high performances for oxygen reduction, hydrogen and methanol oxidation, and also hydrogen and oxygen evolution. Its activity is either higher or comparable to the monofunctional benchmark catalysts, namely, Pt, PtRu, and Ir nanoparticles. An important part of this study is the advanced electrochemical degradation investigation. With the use of an electrochemical flow cell coupled to ICP-MS and combining these results with identical location electron microscopy, we reveal not only potential shortcomings but also opportunities for our material. As a result, we also put forward general guidelines for the appropriate use of multifunctional electrocatalysts.

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Moriau, L. J., Bele, M., Vižintin, A., Ruiz-Zepeda, F., Petek, U., Jovanovič, P., … Hodnik, N. (2019). Synthesis and Advanced Electrochemical Characterization of Multifunctional Electrocatalytic Composite for Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell. ACS Catalysis, 9(12), 11468–11483. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.9b03385

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