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Application of Modified Carbon Nanomaterials in Low-temperature Fuel Cells |
DONG Qizhi, WAN Hansheng, ZENG Wenxia, YU Shumin, GUO Cancheng, YU Gang
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State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082 |
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Abstract Carbon nanomaterials, such as carbon blacks, mesoporous carbon, carbon nanotubes, grapheme,carbon nanofibers, carbon nanohorns and so forth, are widely used as catalyst supports in low-temperature fuel cells due to their excellent electrical properties and structural characteristics, such as ultra high surface area and excellent conductivity. However carbonaceous supports are susceptible to corrosion under the harsh chemical and electrochemical oxidation conditions. The corrosion of carbon supports causes detachment and agglomeration of precious meter nanoparticles, which will result in the degradation of catalyst performance. In order to improve the corrosion resistance of carbon supports, enhance the activity and stability of the metal nanoparticles, many researchers dedicated to the preparation of carbon nanomaterials with special structure, or modifying and doping the carbon supports, etc. At the same time, in order to replace expensive precious metal catalysts, the non-precious metal catalysts has also become hot spots, doped carbon nanomaterials is one of them. This paper presents an overview on the preparation and modification of carbon nonamaterials, and the impact on catalyst performance as these modified carbon nanomaterials are used as support in low-temperature fuel cells. This article also introduces the progress of doped carbon nanomaterials as oxygen reduction catalysts.
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Published: 10 May 2017
Online: 2018-05-03
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