Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Supports with Enhanced Corrosion Resistance in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Alisa Kozhushner, Qing Li and Lior Elbaz ()
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Alisa Kozhushner: Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Center (BINA), Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
Qing Li: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Lior Elbaz: Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Center (BINA), Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) are currently considered the most advanced fuel cell technology. However, the industrial implementation of PEMFCs is strongly hindered by deficient durability, especially that of the carbonaceous materials commonly used to support the platinum-based catalyst nanoparticles, which are prone to electrochemical corrosion at the cathode, resulting in a serious performance loss of the entire cell. In the attempt to overcome this issue, many research groups have tried to introduce heteroatoms (N, S, B, P) into the carbon lattice, thus trying to make the electrode corrosion-resistant. Newly developed heteroatom-doped carbons were subjected to corrosion tests in half-cell and single-cell systems to evaluate their stability. This paper reviews the recent studies devoted to corrosion research of heteroatom-doped carbon supports for Pt-based catalysts in PEMFCs. In particular, an overview on N, B, and S dopants and their effects on carbon corrosion is provided.

Keywords: PEMFC; durability; carbon corrosion; heteroatom-doped carbon (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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