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Nanostructured Nickel Nanoparticles Supported on Vulcan Carbon as a Highly Active Catalyst for the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Media ArticleGenre_short.SHORT_COMMUNICATION

Journal Journal of Power Sources
ISSN: 0378-7753
Output data Year: 2018, Volume: 402, Pages: 447-452 Pages count : 6 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.09.051
Tags Electrocatalysis; Hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR); Nickel; Alkaline electrolyte; Nanostructure
Authors Oshchepkov Alexandr G. 1,2 , Bonnefont Antoine 3 , Pronkin Sergey N. 2 , Cherstiouk Olga V. 1 , Ulhaq-Bouillet Corinne 4 , Papaefthimiou Vasiliki 2 , Parmon Valentin N. 1 , Savinova Elena R. 2
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
2 Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie, l’Environnement et la Santé, UMR 7515 CNRS-University of Strasbourg, 67087, Strasbourg Cedex, France
3 Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg, UMR 7177 CNRS-University of Strasbourg, 67070, Strasbourg, France
4 Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, 67037, Strasbourg, France

Funding (2)

1 Russian Foundation for Basic Research 17-53-150018
2 French National Centre for Scientific Research PRC1553

Abstract: An alkaline membrane fuel cell (AMFC) is considered as a promising technology allowing to convert chemical energy of a fuel, for example hydrogen, into electricity. The use of alkaline electrolytes opens up possibility of utilizing low-cost transition metal catalysts, which are unstable in acidic electrolytes. Herein, we developed a facile and efficient method to prepare carbon-supported nickel nanoparticles of small size (10 nm) at high metal loading (42 ± 3 wt%) by electrodeposition. The resultant NiED/XC-72 catalyst exhibits remarkably high mass activity in the hydrogen oxidation reaction, which can be further enhanced by partial oxidation of the metal surface. The activity achieved amounts to ca. 22 A·gNi−1, thus being comparable to the values reported for commercial 20% Pd/C catalyst (38 A·gPd−1). The excellent electrocatalytic performance indicates that the NiED/XC-72 catalyst can be considered as a replacement of the precious metals at the anodes of AMFCs.
Cite: Oshchepkov A.G. , Bonnefont A. , Pronkin S.N. , Cherstiouk O.V. , Ulhaq-Bouillet C. , Papaefthimiou V. , Parmon V.N. , Savinova E.R.
Nanostructured Nickel Nanoparticles Supported on Vulcan Carbon as a Highly Active Catalyst for the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Media
Journal of Power Sources. 2018. V.402. P.447-452. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.09.051 WOS Scopus РИНЦ ANCAN OpenAlex
Dates:
Submitted: Jun 12, 2018
Accepted: Sep 17, 2018
Published online: Sep 26, 2018
Published print: Oct 31, 2018
Identifiers:
Web of science: WOS:000449447800053
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85053820803
Elibrary: 35749661
Chemical Abstracts: 2018:1801988
Chemical Abstracts (print): 169:453882
OpenAlex: W2893691170
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