Atomically dispersed metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for fuel cells: advances in catalyst design, electrode performance, and durability improvement

Y He, S Liu, C Priest, Q Shi, G Wu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The urgent need to address the high-cost issue of proton-exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) technologies, particularly for transportation applications, drives the development of …

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

M Shao, Q Chang, JP Dodelet, R Chenitz - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are thoroughly reviewed. This comprehensive …

Direct atomic-level insight into the active sites of a high-performance PGM-free ORR catalyst

HT Chung, DA Cullen, D Higgins, BT Sneed, EF Holby… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Platinum group metal–free (PGM-free) metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts have emerged as a
promising alternative to their costly platinum (Pt)–based counterparts in polymer electrolyte …

Establishing reactivity descriptors for platinum group metal (PGM)-free Fe–N–C catalysts for PEM fuel cells

M Primbs, Y Sun, A Roy, D Malko… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a comprehensive analysis of the catalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
reactivity of four of today's most active benchmark platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) …

Recent advances in multi-scale design and construction of materials for direct methanol fuel cells

Z **a, X Zhang, H Sun, S Wang, G Sun - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
As one of the substitute power sources with low environmental impact and high energy
density, direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) show great potentials in applications of portable …

Chemistry of multitudinous active sites for oxygen reduction reaction in transition metal–nitrogen–carbon electrocatalysts

K Artyushkova, A Serov… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Development and optimization of non-platinum group metal (non-PGM) electrocatalysts for
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), consisting of transition metal–nitrogen–carbon (M–N–C) …

The application of graphene and its composites in oxygen reduction electrocatalysis: a perspective and review of recent progress

D Higgins, P Zamani, A Yu, Z Chen - Energy & Environmental Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The pressing necessity of a sustainable energy economy renders electrochemical energy
conversion technologies, such as polymer electrolyte fuel cells or metal–air batteries, of …

Graphene-supported nanoelectrocatalysts for fuel cells: synthesis, properties, and applications

M Liu, R Zhang, W Chen - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
With the rapid increase of energy demand in people's daily life and the depletion of fossil
fuel reserves, research on new environment-friendly energy sources and their practical …

A review of the stability and durability of non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

D Banham, S Ye, K Pei, J Ozaki, T Kishimoto… - Journal of Power …, 2015 - Elsevier
A major hurdle to the widespread commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel
cells (PEMFCs) is the high loading of noble metal (Pt/Pt-alloy) catalyst at the cathode, which …