Plasma Deposited Thin Iron Oxide Films as Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Autor: Lukasz JOZWIAK, Piotr KAZIMIERSKI, Jacek TYCZKOWSKI
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Medžiagotyra, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 12-15 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1392-1320
2029-7289
DOI: 10.5755/j01.ms.23.1.14406
Popis: The possibility of using plasma deposited thin films of iron oxides as electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) was examined. Results of energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis indicated that the plasma deposit consisted mainly of FeOX structures with the X parameter close to 1.5. For as deposited material iron atoms are almost exclusively in the Fe3+ oxidation state without annealing in oxygen containing atmosphere. However, the annealing procedure can be used to remove the remains of carbon deposit from surface. The single cell test (SCT) was performed to determine the suitability of the produced material for ORR. Preliminary results showed that power density of 0.23 mW/cm2 could be reached in the tested cell.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.23.1.14406
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