Formic acid electrooxidation catalyzed by Pd/SmOx-C hybrid catalyst in fuel cells
Journal article, 2014

Pd nanoparticles supported on Samarium oxide modified carbon (SmOx/C) hybrid support for the electrooxidation of formic acid is studied. The morphology, composition and electrocatalytic properties are investigated by physical characterization and electrochemical measurements. The results demonstrate that Pd/SmOx-C catalyst has excellent catalytic activity and stability for formic acid oxidation. The current density is about 1.32 times that of the Pd/C catalyst. The electronic effect and oxygen-containing species provided by SmOx accelerate the rate of formic acid electrooxidation. When integrated into the anode of a direct formic acid fuel cell, the maximum power density of 167 mW cm (2) is obtained, which is about 1.4 times that of a commercial Pd/C catalyst.

Fuel cells

Formic acid electrooxidation

Pd catalyst

Tafel slope

Author

K. Q. Wang

Changchun Institute of Technology

B. Wang

Aviation University of Air Force

J. F. Chang

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ligang Feng

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Chemical Physics

W. Xing

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Electrochimica Acta

0013-4686 (ISSN)

Vol. 150 329-336

Subject Categories

Inorganic Chemistry

DOI

10.1016/j.electacta.2014.10.143

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