Electrocatalytic activity and CO tolerance properties of mesostructured Pt/WO3 composite as an anode catalyst for PEMFCs

Cui Xiangzhi, Guo Limin, Cui Fangming, He Qianjun, Shi Jianlin

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Abstract

A mesostructured Pt/WO3 electrochemical catalyst has been prepared by a loading small amount of Pt (7.5 wt %) on mesoporous tungsten oxide, which was synthesized by a simple one-step casting method using mesoporous silica (KIT-6) as a hard template. The resultant mesostructured Pt/WO3 catalyst showed high electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen electrooxidation, and the mass activity (mA. mg-Pt-1, per mass of Pt) of it for hydrogen electrooxidation was more than three times of that of the commercial 20 wt % Pt/C catalyst (E-TEK). In addition, it exhibited much improved resistance to CO poisoning relative to the 20 wt % Pt/C catalyst. Since the catalyst is also stable in an electrochemical environment, it could serve as an alternative electrocatalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells with high electrocatalytic activity and CO tolerance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4134-4138
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume113
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Mar 2009
Externally publishedYes

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