화학공학소재연구정보센터
Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, Vol.12, No.9, B123-B125, 2009
Electrochemical Durability Investigation of Pt/TiO2 Nanotube Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
We examined the durability of Pt sputtered onto TiO2 nanotubes (Pt/TONTs) using accelerated durability tests and extended fuel cell operation time. From the cyclic voltammograms, a threshold potential was found at 0.75 V, below which there was an oxide-free Pt surface that showed the best catalytic activity for the O-2 reduction reaction. The Pt/TONT catalyst was durable, as shown by only small amounts of degradation of the active surface area and power values. We suggest that the catalytic activity of Pt/TONT catalyst does not show any dissolution or agglomeration such as is well known for Pt on carbon supports.