Research progress of Pt and Pt-based cathode electrocatalysts for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/aca081

Abstract Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been widely used commercially to solve the energy crisis and environmental pollution. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode is the rate-determining step in PEMFCs. Platinum (Pt) catalysts are used to accelerate the ORR kinetics. Pt's scarcity, high cost, and instability in an acidic environment at high potentials seriously hinder the commercialization of PEMFCs. Therefore, studies should explore electrocatalysts with high catalytic activity, enhanced stability, and low-Pt loading. This review briefly introduces the research progress on Pt and Pt-based ORR electrocatalysts for PEMFCs, including anticorrosion catalyst supports, Pt, and Pt-based alloy electrocatalysts. Advanced preparation technology and material characterization of Pt-based ORR electrocatalysts are necessary to improve the performance and corresponding reaction mechanisms.

Keywords: electrocatalysts oxygen reduction reaction activity stability

Received: 17 April 2022
Revised: 23 September 2022
Accepted manuscript online: 07 November 2022

PACS:	81.05.U-	(Carbon/carbon-based materials)
	81.07.-b	(Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization)
	81.07.Bc	(Nanocrystalline materials)
	82.45.Jn	(Surface structure, reactivity and catalysis)

Fund: Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFB1502503) and Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA21090101).

Corresponding Authors: Zhigang Shao
E-mail: zhgshao@dicp.ac.cn

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Ni Suo(索妮), Longsheng Cao(曹龙生), Xiaoping Qin(秦晓平), and Zhigang Shao(邵志刚) Research progress of Pt and Pt-based cathode electrocatalysts for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells 2022 Chin. Phys. B 31 128108

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