Ayyubov, Ilgar;
Tálas, Emília;
Borbáth, Irina;
Pászti, Zoltán;
Silva, Cristina;
Szegedi, Ágnes;
Kuncser, Andrei;
Yazici, M. Suha;
Sajó, István E.;
Szabó, Tamás;
Tompos, András
Composites of Titanium–Molybdenum Mixed Oxides and Non-Traditional Carbon Materials: Innovative Supports for Platinum Electrocatalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Composites of Titanium–Molybdenum Mixed Oxides and Non-Traditional Carbon Materials: Innovative Supports for Platinum Electrocatalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Contributor:
Ayyubov, Ilgar;
Tálas, Emília;
Borbáth, Irina;
Pászti, Zoltán;
Silva, Cristina;
Szegedi, Ágnes;
Kuncser, Andrei;
Yazici, M. Suha;
Sajó, István E.;
Szabó, Tamás;
Tompos, András
Published:
MDPI AG, 2024
Published in:
Nanomaterials, 14 (2024) 12, Seite 1053
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3390/nano14121053
ISSN:
2079-4991
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
TiO2-based mixed oxide–carbon composite support for Pt electrocatalysts provides higher stability and CO tolerance under the working conditions of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells compared to traditional carbon supports. Non-traditional carbon materials like graphene nanoplatelets and graphite oxide used as the carbonaceous component of the composite can contribute to its affordability and/or functionality. Ti(1−x)MoxO2-C composites involving these carbon materials were prepared through a sol–gel route; the effect of the extension of the procedure through a solvothermal treatment step was assessed. Both supports and supported Pt catalysts were characterized by physicochemical methods. Electrochemical behavior of the catalysts in terms of stability, activity, and CO tolerance was studied. Solvothermal treatment decreased the fracture of graphite oxide plates and enhanced the formation of a reduced graphene oxide-like structure, resulting in an electrically more conductive and more stable catalyst. In parallel, solvothermal treatment enhanced the growth of mixed oxide crystallites, decreasing the chance of formation of Pt–oxide–carbon triple junctions, resulting in somewhat less CO tolerance. The electrocatalyst containing graphene nanoplatelets, along with good stability, has the highest activity in oxygen reduction reaction compared to the other composite-supported catalysts.