Boron-Doped Carbon nanoparticles supported palladium as an efficient hydrogen evolution electrode in PEM water electrolysis

S. Shiva Kumar and V. Himabindu

Renewable Energy, 2020, vol. 146, issue C, 2281-2290

Abstract: Boron doped Carbon Nanoparticles (B-CNPs) with various boron doping percentages have been successfully synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method in the presence of ferrocene and boric acid, further the same was used as a support material for Palladium (Pd) catalyst. The synthesized Pd/B-CNPs with various amounts of palladium (5-30 wt%) were used as a hydrogen evolution electrode in PEM water electrolysis for hydrogen production. The Pd/B-CNPs surface morphological studies and electrochemical performances have been investigated by FE-SEM, EDS, TEM, ICP, XRD, XPS and Cyclic Voltammetry methods. The membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) have been fabricated using synthesized Pd/B-CNPs and its performance studied in single cell PEM water electrolyser at various experimental conditions. The synthesized 30 wt% Pd/B3-CNPs (B-doping 6.68 at%) results have shown competitive electrochemical performance (1 A cm−2 with 2.04 V at 80 °C) and stability. Therefore the synthesized 30 wt% Pd/B3-CNPs can be used as a promising alternative for Pt based electrocatalysts for HER in PEM cells.

Keywords: Hydrogen production; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Pd/B-CNPs; PEM water electrolyzer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.08.068

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