Citation: ZHAO Tian-tian, ZHANG Lu, ZENG Hao, LIN Rui. Influence of metal precursor on the performance of PtCu/C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, ;2016, 44(5): 613-620. shu

Influence of metal precursor on the performance of PtCu/C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

ZHAO Tian-tian ^1,2 ,
ZHANG Lu ^1,2 ,
ZENG Hao ^1,2 ,
LIN Rui ^1,2,*,,

1.
Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
2.
School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China

Corresponding author: LIN Rui, ruilin@tongji.edu.cn
Received Date: 7 December 2015
Revised Date: 24 February 2016

Fund Project: the National Natural Science Foundation of China 2127199

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A series of PtCu/C catalysts (with a CuPd loading of 20%) were prepared by ethylene glycol (EG) reduction method with different metal precursors, viz., CuSO₄/CuCl₂ and K₂PtCl₄/H₂PtCl₆. The morphology, structure and electrochemical performance of as-prepared PtCu/C catalysts were characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and liner sweep voltammetry (LSV) techniques. The results indicate that the PtCu/C catalyst prepared with CuSO₄ and K₂PtCl₄ as precursors exhibit highest electrochemical performance, in which metal particles with a mean size of 2.3 nm are uniformly dispersed on the carbon support. Such a PtCu/C catalyst has an electro-chemical surface area (ECSA) of 73.0 m²/g_Pt and a mass activity (MA) of 126 mA/mg_Pt, both higher than the commercial Pt/C catalyst.
- proton exchange membrane fuel cell,
- PtCu/C catalyst,
- metal precursor,
- electrochemical performance,
- single cell
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