Highly Stable Pt-Based Ternary Systems for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic Electrolytes

Jun Kim, Yongju Hong, Kwangyeol Lee, Jin Young Kim

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    Abstract

    In the era of the global rise of energy consumption and the accompanying environmental issues, energy production via fuel cells plays a vital role in a clean, secure, and affordable energy future. The development of Pt-based binary alloy catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) has contributed significantly to the commercial realization of fuel cells, such as polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFCs). However, the short lifetime of the Pt-based binary alloy catalyst remains a significant gap between lab-scale and real-device evaluation systems, calling for the development of catalysts that do not have stability issues. Among the various catalyst systems developed as alternatives to Pt-based binary alloy catalysts, Pt-based ternary systems with an additional element to the binary systems seem to provide the much-awaited answer toward enhanced catalyst stability. Here, this progress report focuses on fundamental challenges of industrial fuel cell applications and provides broad and balanced insights on remarkable progress to date. Finally, it presents several perspectives on ideal ternary system design of efficient and robust Pt-based electrocatalysts and guidance for future development beyond the academic level.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number2002049
    JournalAdvanced Energy Materials
    Volume10
    Issue number41
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Nov 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    J.K. and Y.H. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by the KIST Institutional Program (2E30380). This work was supported by the Global Frontier R&D Program on Center for Multiscale Energy System funded by the Nation Research Foundation under the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Korea (2016M3A6A7945505). This research was supported by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes of the National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, & Future Planning (NRF-2015M1A2A2056690). This research was supported by the Hydrogen Energy Innovation Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)) (No. 2019M3E6A1063674 and No. 2019M3E6A1064709), and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2020R1A2B5B03002475 and NRF-2019R1A6A1A11044070). Y. Hong acknowledges the Global Ph.D. Fellowship (NRF-2018H1A2A1062618).

    Funding Information:
    J.K. and Y.H. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by the KIST Institutional Program (2E30380). This work was supported by the Global Frontier R&D Program on Center for Multiscale Energy System funded by the Nation Research Foundation under the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Korea (2016M3A6A7945505). This research was supported by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes of the National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, & Future Planning (NRF‐2015M1A2A2056690). This research was supported by the Hydrogen Energy Innovation Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)) (No. 2019M3E6A1063674 and No. 2019M3E6A1064709), and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF‐2020R1A2B5B03002475 and NRF‐2019R1A6A1A11044070). Y. Hong acknowledges the Global Ph.D. Fellowship (NRF‐2018H1A2A1062618).

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    Keywords

    • catalyst stability
    • core–shell
    • doping
    • fuel cells
    • oxygen reduction reaction
    • ternary alloys

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • General Materials Science

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