Influence of Au contents of AuPt anode catalyst on the performance of direct formic acid fuel cell

Jae Kwang Lee, Jaeyoung Lee, Jonghee Han, Tae Hoon Lim, Yung Eun Sung, Yongsug Tak

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    Abstract

    We reported that various compositions of AuPt nanoparticles synthesized as an anode material for formic acid fuel cell were investigated. Its surface characteristics were systematically analyzed using XRD and TEM and anodic electrocatalytic activity was studied using a linear sweep voltammetry technique in 0.5 M H2SO4 + 1 M HCOOH. In addition, the voltage-current curve and power density of home-made AuPt-based membrane-electrode-assembly (MEA) and commercial Pt0.5Ru0.5-based MEA was measured at 60 °C in 9 M formic acid. The maximum power density of Au0.6Pt0.4-based MEA was 30% higher than that of PtRu-based MEA which were 200 mW cm-2 and 155 mW cm-2, respectively.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3474-3478
    Number of pages5
    JournalElectrochimica Acta
    Volume53
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008 Mar 20

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation(KOSEF) grant funded by the Korea government(MOST) (R01-2007-000-20290-0).

    Keywords

    • AuPt nanoparticle
    • Formic acid oxidation
    • Fuel cell performance
    • Impregnation reduction method
    • Optimal combination

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Electrochemistry

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