A unitized regenerative fuel cell(URFC)is a device that may function reversibly as either a fuel cell(FC)or water elec-trolysis(WE).An important component of this device is the Membrane electrode assembly(MEA).Therefo...A unitized regenerative fuel cell(URFC)is a device that may function reversibly as either a fuel cell(FC)or water elec-trolysis(WE).An important component of this device is the Membrane electrode assembly(MEA).Therefore,this study aimed to compare the performance outcomes of MEA using electrodes with single and three catalyst layers.This study measured Electrochemical Surface Area(ECSA),Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy(EIS),X-ray Diffraction analysis(XRD),and X-ray Fluorescence(XRF).Furthermore,the round-trip efficiency(RTE)of the MEA,as w ell as the performance in FC and WE mode,was measured.In comparison,The ECSA values of Pt-Ru/C and Pt/C with three catalyst layers were higher than the single catalyst layer.This result was supported by electrode characterization data for XRD and XRF.The respective electrical conductivity values of Pt-Ru/C and Pt/C with three catalyst layers are also higher than the single cata-lyst layer,and the performance of URFC using MEA with three catalyst layers has the highest value of RTE among the MEA performances of URFC,which is 100%at a current density of 4 mA·cm-2.展开更多
采用化学修饰技术,在电极上引入C襒O、C—N等功能团对玻璃碳(GC)电极进行了功能化,研究了功能团对电极上Pt晶粒度的影响,对Pt晶粒度与功能性的关系进行了讨论。用旋转圆盘电极RDE(Rotating disk electrode)技术对氧在功能化电极上的电...采用化学修饰技术,在电极上引入C襒O、C—N等功能团对玻璃碳(GC)电极进行了功能化,研究了功能团对电极上Pt晶粒度的影响,对Pt晶粒度与功能性的关系进行了讨论。用旋转圆盘电极RDE(Rotating disk electrode)技术对氧在功能化电极上的电催化还原进行了研究,研究表明C襒O功能化GC电极对氧还原的电催化作用优于未功能化GC电极,而C—N功能化的GC电极不如未功能化电极。在Pt-GC电极上,C—N功能化电极对氧的电催化还原性能高于未功能化的Pt-GC电极,C襒O功能化电极则低于未功能化电极。展开更多
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文摘A unitized regenerative fuel cell(URFC)is a device that may function reversibly as either a fuel cell(FC)or water elec-trolysis(WE).An important component of this device is the Membrane electrode assembly(MEA).Therefore,this study aimed to compare the performance outcomes of MEA using electrodes with single and three catalyst layers.This study measured Electrochemical Surface Area(ECSA),Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy(EIS),X-ray Diffraction analysis(XRD),and X-ray Fluorescence(XRF).Furthermore,the round-trip efficiency(RTE)of the MEA,as w ell as the performance in FC and WE mode,was measured.In comparison,The ECSA values of Pt-Ru/C and Pt/C with three catalyst layers were higher than the single catalyst layer.This result was supported by electrode characterization data for XRD and XRF.The respective electrical conductivity values of Pt-Ru/C and Pt/C with three catalyst layers are also higher than the single cata-lyst layer,and the performance of URFC using MEA with three catalyst layers has the highest value of RTE among the MEA performances of URFC,which is 100%at a current density of 4 mA·cm-2.
文摘采用化学修饰技术,在电极上引入C襒O、C—N等功能团对玻璃碳(GC)电极进行了功能化,研究了功能团对电极上Pt晶粒度的影响,对Pt晶粒度与功能性的关系进行了讨论。用旋转圆盘电极RDE(Rotating disk electrode)技术对氧在功能化电极上的电催化还原进行了研究,研究表明C襒O功能化GC电极对氧还原的电催化作用优于未功能化GC电极,而C—N功能化的GC电极不如未功能化电极。在Pt-GC电极上,C—N功能化电极对氧的电催化还原性能高于未功能化的Pt-GC电极,C襒O功能化电极则低于未功能化电极。
