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Reza Ojani

Academic rank: Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Faculty of Chemistry
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Phone: 011 35302350

Research

Title
Stable and high-performance N-micro/mesoporous carbon-supported Pt/Co nanoparticles-GDE for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction in PEMFC
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
PEMFC ORR CoeN-micro/mesoporous carbon support Pt/Co bimetallic catalyst Galvanic replacement Pt stability
Year
2022
Journal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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Researchers Zeynab Abkar ، Reza Ojani ، Jahan Bakhsh Raoof ، Mohsen Najafi Roudbari

Abstract

The current research presented a novel type of stable and high-performance electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). For this purpose, N-micro/mesoporous carbon-supported Pt/Co nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized through a two-step procedure. The CoeN-micro/mesoporous carbon support was first prepared by the direct carbonization of zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67). Next, the N-micro/mesoporous carbon-supported Pt/Co NPs were synthesized by galvanic replacement of Pt (IV) ions with Co nanoparticles. The surface properties and chemical structure of the prepared electrocatalyst were measured by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Xray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption, energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) techniques. The results confirmed the desirable properties of the prepared electrocatalyst which enhanced the ORR kinetic. The ORR performance of the prepared electrocatalyst was examined utilizing the catalyst coated membrane electrode (CCME) in the homemade halfcell. The ORR performance of N-micro/mesoporous carbon-supported Pt/Co NPs loaded on the gas diffusion electrode (Pt/Co-NC-GDE) was evaluated in an acidic solution. The electrochemical tests exhibited the superior current density and power density of the Pt/Co- NC-GDE (58.7 mAcm2 at 0.3 V/RHE and 17.6 mW cm2) compared to those of Pt/C-GDE (43.7 mAcm2, and 13.1 mW cm2). Furthermore, durability tests indicated the higher stability of Pt/Co-NC-GDE than Pt/C-GDE.