Abstract
Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have developed a new method for creating highly efficient gold nanoparticle catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. The team showed how wrapping a graphene support in a specially prepared polymer provides an ideal foundation for making uniform, highly active Au nanoparticle catalysts. The oxygen reduction reaction at a fuel cell cathode limits the rate at which electricity can be produced. By wrapping the support in the polybenzimidazole polymer, the researchers successfully developed with Pt, creating a much better support environment for the Au nanoparticles. The catalysts had the lowest over-potential yet reported for this type of reaction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 10-11 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Volume | 2016 |
| No. | 4 |
| Specialist publication | Fuel Cells Bulletin |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Strategy and Management
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Kyushu team reports breakthrough PEMFC nanocatalyst method. / Nakashima, Naotoshi.
In: Fuel Cells Bulletin, Vol. 2016, No. 4, 01.04.2016, p. 10-11.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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