Synthesis of Pt/WO3-C as Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Its Evaluation of Stability

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1077.2013.13024

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Abstract: The WO₃-C hybrid materials were prepared by chemical precipitation reaction of hydrochloric and sodium tungstate in carbon suspension. Pt nanoparticles were deposited by microwave-assisted polyol process on WO₃-C. Influences of WO₃ contents and heat-treatment temperature on the catalytic activity for oxygen reduction and the single proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance were analyzed systematically. X-ray diffraction(XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and energy dispersion spectrometry (EDS) were used to characterize the Pt/WO₃-C catalysts. The results show that the optimum content of WO₃ is 10wt%, and heat-treatment temperature in N₂ flow is 250℃. WO₃presents as monoclinic phase and about 2.77 nm Pt metal crystallites disperse on WO₃-C. Cyclic voltammetry and polarization curves of single cells are investigated to measure the electrocatalytic activity. The synergistic catalytic effect is found between Pt and WO₃. The Pt/WO₃-C catalysts are more active for oxygen reduction than traditional Pt/C. The accelerated potential cycling test and single cell life test indicate that the Pt/WO₃-C catalysts possess substantially enhanced stability in comparison with Pt/C catalysts.

Key words: oxygen reduction reaction, Pt/WO₃-C, heat treatment, stability

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TQ136

GUO Fu-Rong, TIAN Jian-Hua, HU Min, SHAN Zhong-Qiang. Synthesis of Pt/WO₃-C as Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Its Evaluation of Stability[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2013, 28(10): 1121-1126.

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