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High‐Performance Alkaline Direct Methanol Fuel Cell using a Nitrogen‐Postdoped Anode
Author(s) -
Joghee Prabhuram,
Pylypenko Svitlana,
Wood Kevin,
Bender Guido,
O'Hayre Ryan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201400158
Subject(s) - anode , catalysis , methanol , nitrogen , electrochemistry , direct methanol fuel cell , alkaline fuel cell , inorganic chemistry , fuel cells , chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , electrode , ion , ion exchange , organic chemistry , engineering
Abstract A commercial PtRu/C catalyst postdoped with nitrogen demonstrates a significantly higher performance (∼10–20 % improvement) in the anode of an alkaline direct methanol fuel cell than an unmodified commercial PtRu/C catalyst control. The enhanced performance shown herein is attributed at least partially to the increased electrochemical surface area of the PtRu/C after postdoping with nitrogen.