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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 31, Number 6
BKCSDE 31(6)
June 20, 2010

Title	Fabrication and Characterization of High-activity Pt/C Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction
Author	Borami Lim, Joung Woon Kim, Seung Jun Hwang, Sung Jong Yoo, Eun Ae Cho, Tae Hoon Lim, Soo Kil Kim*
Keywords	PEMFC, Pt/C, Polyol, Oxygen reduction, Mass activity
Abstract	A 20 wt % Pt/C is fabricated and characterized for use as the cathode catalyst in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). By using the polyol method, the fabrication process is optimized by modifying the carbon addition sequence and precursor mixing conditions. The crystallographic structure, particle size, dispersion, and activity toward oxygen reduction of the as-prepared catalysts are compared with those of commercial Pt/C catalysts. The most effective catalyst is obtained by ultrasonic treatment of ethylene glycol-carbon mixture and immediate mixing of this mixture with a Pt precursor at the beginning of the synthesis. The catalyst exhibits very uniform particle size distribution without agglomeration. The mass activities of the as-prepared catalyst are 13.4 mA/mg_Pt and 51.0 mA/mg_Pt at 0.9 V and 0.85 V, respectively, which are about 1.7 times higher than those of commercial catalysts.
Page	1577 - 1582
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