Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation

R Borup, J Meyers, B Pivovar, YS Kim… - Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells have the potential to alleviate major
problems associated with the production and consumption of energy. Fuel cells operate as …

Carbon nanomaterials for advanced energy conversion and storage

L Dai, DW Chang, JB Baek, W Lu - small, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
It is estimated that the world will need to double its energy supply by 2050. Nanotechnology
has opened up new frontiers in materials science and engineering to meet this challenge by …

Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers in catalysis

P Serp, M Corrias, P Kalck - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2003 - Elsevier
This review analyses the literature from the early 1990s until the beginning of 2003 and
covers the use of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and nanofibers as catalysts and catalysts …

Carbon supports for low-temperature fuel cell catalysts

E Antolini - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2009 - Elsevier
To increase their electrochemically active surface area, catalysts supported on high surface
area materials, commonly carbons, are widely used in low-temperature fuel cells. Recent …

Carbon nanotube catalysts: recent advances in synthesis, characterization and applications

Y Yan, J Miao, Z Yang, FX **ao, HB Yang… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for various applications. In recent years,
progress in manufacturing and functionalizing carbon nanotubes has been made to achieve …

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanostructures and their composites as catalytic materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Y Shao, J Sui, G Yin, Y Gao - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2008 - Elsevier
The research and development of catalysts with high activity and high durability is a
significant issue for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Nitrogen-doped carbon …

Enhancement of Pt and Pt-alloy fuel cell catalyst activity and durability via nitrogen-modified carbon supports

Y Zhou, K Neyerlin, TS Olson, S Pylypenko… - Energy & …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Insufficient catalytic activity and durability are key barriers to the commercial deployment of
low temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) and direct-methanol fuel cells …

Graphene-supported platinum and platinum–ruthenium nanoparticles with high electrocatalytic activity for methanol and ethanol oxidation

L Dong, RRS Gari, Z Li, MM Craig, S Hou - Carbon, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study, Pt and Pt–Ru nanoparticles were synthesized on graphene sheets and their
electrocatalytic activity for methanol and ethanol oxidation was investigated. Experimental …

Metal-free carbon nanomaterials become more active than metal catalysts and last longer

D Yu, E Nagelli, F Du, L Dai - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Many reactions involve metals, especially noble metals or metal oxides as catalysts.
Although metal-based catalysts have been playing a major role in various industrial …

Carbon nanomaterials in catalysis: proton affinity, chemical and electronic properties, and their catalytic consequences

J Zhu, A Holmen, D Chen - ChemCatChem, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of the orientation of a graphene sheet, the edge structure of carbon nanofibers,
and different surface functional groups on proton affinity, interactions with metal …