Highly Durable Carbon Nanotube-Supported Pd Cathode Catalysts Covered with Silica Layers for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: Effect of Silica Layer Thickness on the Catalytic Performance

2011 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells ◽  
Silica Layer ◽  
Cathode Catalysts ◽  
Silica Layers ◽  
Supported Pd

Highly active and durable silica-coated Pt cathode catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells: control of micropore structures in silica layers

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1133-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakae Takenaka ◽  
Takahiro Miyazaki ◽  
Hideki Matsune ◽  
Masahiro Kishida
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells ◽  
Cathode Catalysts ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Silica Layers

Pt cathode catalysts for PEFCs were covered with silica layers in the presence of NH2–(CH2)8–NH2 that functioned as templates for the formation of micropore in the silica layers, to improve the activity and durability of the catalysts.

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