摘要：Carbon black is utilized as a conventional electrocatalyst support material for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. However, this support is prone to corrosion under oxidative and harsh environments, thus limiting the durability of the fuel cells. Meanwhile, carbon corrosion would also weaken the linkage between Pt and the support material, which causes Pt agglomeration, and consequently, deterioration of the cell performance. To overcome the drawbacks of a Pt/C electrocatalyst, a hybrid support material comprising molybdenum disulfide and reduced graphene oxide is proposed and synthesized in this study to exploit the graphitic nature of graphene and the availability of the exposed edges of MoS2. TEM results show the uniform dispersion of Pt nanoparticles over the MoS2-rGO surface. Electrochemical measurements indicate higher ECSA retention and better ORR activity after 10000 potential cycles for Pt/MoS2-rGO as compared to Pt/C, demonstrating the improved durability for this hybrid support material.

摘要：Pt基催化剂是氧还原反应(oxygen reduction reaction,ORR)最有效的催化剂,然而有限的Pt资源和高Pt载量严重制约了质子交换膜燃料电池(proton exchange membrane fuel cells,PEMFCs)的规模化应用.开发同时具有低Pt含量、高活性的ORR催化剂是推动PEMFCs大规模商业化的有效途径.本文从纯Pt催化ORR的机理出发,对当前研究中具有优异性能的均匀Pt合金催化剂和核-壳结构Pt基催化剂的ORR催化机理进行了阐述,并概述了其研究进展、研究策略和制备方法.尽管目前的研究致力于对Pt基纳米颗粒的形貌、粒径、元素组成和晶面等进行精确设计和调控,并在实验室层面实现了活性和耐久性的显著提升,但是现有常用制备方法存在的问题使得其商业化生产无法取得突破进展.最后对Pt基催化剂的规模化制备提出了见解,并对其前景进行了展望.