Abstract
In this chapter, we provide a comprehensive review of the most recent advances in the field of efficient catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (GlossaryTerm
ORR
) at fuel-cell cathodes, metal-inorganic nanocomposites. Extensive research has been focused on developing alternative metal-inorganic composites with phosphate compounds. A few examples of ORR catalysts in the aqueous solution will be introduced to help researchers more effectively select composite materials and understand the important reactions involved in fuel cells.Access this chapter
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Abbreviations
- AFM:
-
atomic force microscopy
- CV:
-
cyclic voltammetry
- DMFC:
-
direct methanol fuel cell
- DOS:
-
density of state
- EDS:
-
energy-dispersive spectrometry
- ESA:
-
electrocatalytic surface area
electrochemical surface area
- HAADF:
-
high angle annular dark field
- ICP-AES:
-
inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy
- ICP-MS:
-
inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy
- ITO:
-
indium tin oxide
- MEA:
-
membrane–electrode assembly
- NHE:
-
normal hydrogen electrode
- ORR:
-
oxygen reduction reaction
- PEMFC:
-
polymer electrode membrane fuel cell
- RDE:
-
rotating-disk electrode
- RHE:
-
reversible hydrogen electrode
- RT:
-
room temperature
- SEM:
-
scanning electron microscopy
- STEM:
-
scanning transmission electron microscopy
- TEM:
-
transmission electron microscopy
- XPS:
-
x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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Nam, S., Kim, C., Oh, Y., Park, B. (2017). Next-Generation Electrocatalysts. In: Breitkopf, C., Swider-Lyons, K. (eds) Springer Handbook of Electrochemical Energy. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46657-5_21
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