Multifunctional Ir–Ru alloy catalysts for reversal-tolerant anodes of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

To address the problem of fuel starvation in fuel-cell electric vehicles,which causes cell voltage reversal and results in cell failure when repeated continuously,we developed a reversal-tolerant anode(RTA) to promote water oxidation in preference to carbon corrosion.Graphitized carbon-supported Ir-Ru alloys with different compositions are employed as RTA catalysts in an acidic polyol solution and are shown to exhibit composition-dependent average crystallite sizes of <5.33 nm.The adopted approach allows the generation of relatively well-dispersed Ir-Ru alloy nanoparticles on the carbon support without severe agglomeration.The activity of IrRu₂/C for the hydrogen oxidation reaction is 1.10 times that of the stateof-the-art Pt/C catalyst.Cell reversal testing by simulation of fuel starvation reveals that the durability of IrRu₂/C(~7 h) significantly exceeds that of the conventional Pt/C catalyst(~10 min) and is the highest value reported so far.Thus,the developed Ir-Ru alloy catalyst can be used to fabricate practical RTAs and replace Pt catalysts in the anodes of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.     

聚合物膜燃料电池的发展状况

介绍燃料电池的工作原理、催化剂有效应用、聚合物膜电解质及燃料储存和开发     

利用生物质材料合成高性能氢氧燃料电池氧还原催化剂（英文）

制备廉价、高活性氧还原催化剂对于发展氢氧燃料电池清洁能源极为重要.在本论文中,我们利用黑木耳作为生物质材料,通过一种便捷的方法合成了高活性氧还原催化剂.黑木耳经水热和热解两个步骤,碳化形成BF-N-950催化剂.该催化剂在酸性和碱性溶液中的半波电势分别为0.77和0.91 V.采用BF-N-950催化剂作为膜电极得到的氢氧燃料单电池,峰值功率可达255 mW cm^-2.本文提出了使用生物质材料合成高性能氧还原催化剂的方法,为氢氧燃料电池的应用提供了有益探索.     

Dihydrogenimidazole modified silica-sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) hybrid materials as electrolyte membranes for direct ethanol fuel cells

The present study reports on dihydrogenimidazole modified inorganic-organic mixed matrix membranes for possible application as a proton exchange membrane in direct ethanol fuel cells. The polymeric phase consisted mainly of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (sPEEK) with a sulfonation degree of 55%. The inorganic phase was built up from hydrophilic fumed silica particles interconnected with partially hydrolyzed and condensed tetraethoxysilane with a total inorganic loading of 27.3%. This inorganic phase was further modified with N-(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazole (DHIM), which consists of an hydrolyzable inorganic part and a functional organic group. The influence of the modifier on the mixed matrix system was studied by means of various modifier concentrations in various aqueous-ethanolic systems (water, 2 M and 4 M ethanol). Modifier concentration and ethanol concentration of the ethanol-water mixture exhibited significant but opposite effects on the liquid uptake of the mixed matrix membranes. The proton conductivity as well as the proton diffusion coefficient as a function of modifier content showed a linear decrease. The proton conductivity as a function of temperature showed Arrhenius behavior and the activation energy of the mixed matrix membranes was 43.9 ± 2.6 kJ mol⁻¹. High selectivity of proton diffusion coefficient to ethanol permeability coefficient was obtained with high modifier concentrations. At low modifier concentrations, this selectivity was dominated by ethanol permeation and at high modifier concentrations by proton diffusion. The main electrolyte properties can be optimized by setting the DHIM content in mixed matrix membrane. With this approach, tailor-made membranes can be prepared for possible application in direct ethanol fuel cells.     

新型质子交换膜材料及其改性方法研究进展

综述了燃料电池用各种质子交换膜(PEM)材料及其改性方法．PEM材料包括全氟磺酸型离子交换树脂、聚苯并咪唑(PBI)、聚醚醚酮(PEEK)以及各种新型聚合物、嵌段共聚物等,而将这些材料制成PEM所采用的改性方法可分为磺化、酸基络合、杂化、共混、共聚、以及辐射接枝、等离子体等改性处理．还介绍了各种PEM材料的物性特点和PEM材料改性方法及其最新PEM研究报道．     

钨氧化合物的合成与性能研究进展

综述了近年来低维钨氧化物的研究动态,简要介绍了制备低维钨氧化物的方法和特点.评价以这些材料作为燃料电池阳极催化剂载体的铂基催化剂的催化活性及稳定性,并与目前普遍采用的商业碳质载铂(Pt/C)催化剂进行比较.最后,展望了此类载体材料的发展方向.