%0 Journal Article
%T Nano-electrocatalystmaterialsforlowtemperaturefuelcells:Areview
%A K. Vignarooban
%A J. Lin
%A A. Arvay
%A S. Kolli
%A I. Kruusenberg
%A K. Tammeveski
%A L. Munukutla
%A A. M. Kannan
%J ´ß»¯Ñ§±¨
%P 458-472
%D 2015
%R 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60175-3
%X £¿Lowtemperaturefuelcellsareanattractivetechnologyfortransportationandresidentialapplicationsduetotheirquickstartupandshutdowncapabilities.Thisreviewanalyzedthecurrentstatusofnanocatalystsforprotonexchangemembranefuelcellsandalkalinemembranefuelcells.Thepreparationprocessinfluencestheperformanceofthenanocatalyst.Severalsynthesismethodsarecoveredfornobleandnon-noblemetalcatalystsonvariouscatalystsupportsincludingcarbonnanotubes,carbonnanofibers,nanowires,andgraphenes.Exsituandinsitucharacterizationmethodslikescanningelectronmicroscopy,transmissionelectronmicroscopy,X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopyandfuelcelltestingofthenanocatalystsonvarioussupportsforbothprotonexchangeandalkalinemembranefuelcellsarediscussed.Theaccelerateddurabilityestimateofthenanocatalysts,predictedbymeasuringchangesintheelectrochemicallyactivesurfaceareausingavoltagecyclingmethod,isconsideredoneofthemostreliableandvaluablemethodforestablishingdurability.
%K Nanocatalyst
%K Synthesismethod
%K Catalystsupportmaterial
%K Lowtemperaturefuelcells
%U http://www.chxb.cn/CN/abstract/abstract21433.shtml