Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (8): 1077-1093.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.230075

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Research Progress of Non-Pt-Based Catalysts in Cathode Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Yi-Ning DONG1,2, He LI1,2, Xue GONG1, Ce HAN1, Ping SONG1(), Wei-Lin XU1,2()   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry & Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power,Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Changchun 130022,China
    2.School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering,University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei 230026,China
  • Received:2023-03-27 Accepted:2023-06-02 Published:2023-08-01 Online:2023-08-24
  • Contact: Ping SONG,Wei-Lin XU
  • About author:songping@ciac.ac.cn
    weilinxu@ciac.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    the Key Research and Development Program Sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)(2022YFA1203400);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22072145)

Abstract:

With the increasing demand for green and efficient energy storage devices, advanced technologies for clean energy conversion have attracted close attention from researchers. Fuel cells with environmental friendliness and high energy conversion efficiency are promising alternatives to traditional energy sources. However, Pt catalysts with high commercialization degrees in the industrial catalysis field have some problems, such as high cost, poor stability and weak anti-toxicity ability, which limits the further development of fuel cells. The development of non-Pt oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts with abundant reserves, low cost and excellent performance is an effective way to improve the efficiency of fuel cells. In this paper, based on the research results at home and abroad in recent years, various types of non-Pt system ORR catalysts, including non-precious metal and non-metal catalysts, are systematically introduced. The advantages, disadvantages and modification strategies of various catalysts are summarized, and challenges and prospects for the development of ORR electrocatalysts are put forward.

Key words: Proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Non-precious metal catalyst, Non-metal catalyst, Oxygen reduction reaction

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