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Nanoscale Catalysts for Electrochemical Systems of Energy Generation and Storage

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrocatalysis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2022) | Viewed by 6277

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Dr. Alexander D. Modestov

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Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 31, Building 4, 119071 Moscow, Russia
Interests: nanoscale catalysts; fuel cells; electrocatalysts; flow batteries; electroanalytical chemistry; thin films and nanotechnology
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Prof. Dr. Serguei A. Martémianov

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Institut Pprime, Université de Poitiers-CNRS-ENSMA, UPR 3346, 2 Rue Pierre Brousse, Batiment B25, TSA 41105, Cedex 9, 86073 Poitiers, France
Interests: hydrogen energy; fuel cells; energy storage; electrochemical flow measurements; turbulence; MHD flows
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The energy sector is transitioning to clean and renewable energy sources, and electrochemical technologies play an important role in this shift. The intermittent nature of solar and wind generations can be tamed using electrochemical systems of energy storage using batteries and hydrogen generation, storage, and utilization. Catalysts are the key components of these electrochemical energy storage systems and determine their efficiency, cost, and life-time. Currently, platinum group metals are the most efficient electrocatalysts in both anodic and cathodic reactions. The demand for cost efficiency in power sources makes the search for cheaper and more stable electrocatalysts mandatory. Modified carbonaceous materials, alloys, metal oxides and sulfides, polymer-modified electrodes, and macrocycles are promising alternatives to platinum group metals.

The basic scope of this Special Issue is as follows:

  1. Fundamentals of electrocatalysis (reactions of hydrogen and oxygen, and oxidation of small organic molecules).
  2. Electrocatalysts for fuel cells (hydrogen–air, direct alcohol, and regenerative), electrolyzers, and batteries);
  3. Non-platinum electrocatalysts;
  4. Advanced technologies of electrocatalysts fabrication;
  5. Catalyst–support interactions;
  6. Electrocatalysts in real systems (catalyst stability, degradation mechanisms, and monitoring of degradation).

Manuscripts related to the development of nanostructured electrocatalytic materials for other electrochemical power sources are welcome.

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Dr. Alexander D. Modestov
Prof. Dr. Serguei A. Martémianov
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Keywords

  • electrocatalysis
  • electrocatalyst
  • chemical power source
  • fuel cell
  • batteries
  • electrolyzers
  • non-platinum catalysts
  • catalyst degradation

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Effect of Different Carbon Supports on the Activity of PtNi Bimetallic Catalysts toward the Oxygen Reduction
by Juan C. Ortíz-Herrera, Miriam M. Tellez-Cruz, Omar Solorza-Feria and Dora I. Medina
Catalysts 2022, 12(5), 477; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12050477 - 23 Apr 2022
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To evaluate supports’ effects on catalytic activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), a simple and controlled chemical synthesis, involving the hot injection of metal precursors, was developed to produce bimetallic PtNi nanoparticles (75 wt.% Pt and 25 wt.% Ni), supported on carbon [...] Read more.
To evaluate supports’ effects on catalytic activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), a simple and controlled chemical synthesis, involving the hot injection of metal precursors, was developed to produce bimetallic PtNi nanoparticles (75 wt.% Pt and 25 wt.% Ni), supported on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon nanofibers (CNFs). The synthesized electrocatalyst was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). To determine the catalytic activity, an electrochemical evaluation of the synthesized catalysts in an acidic medium was performed using cyclic voltammetry (CV), CO stripping, and rotating disk electrode (RDE) tests. The presence of Pt and Ni in the nanoparticles was confirmed by EDS and XRD. Based on the STEM micrographs, the average particle size was 30 nm. Compared to the commercial Pt/C catalyst, the PtNi/CNT catalyst exhibited higher specific activity and slightly lower mass activity toward ORR in a 0.1 M HClO4 electrolyte solution. Full article
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Pt-Mo/C, Pt-Fe/C and Pt-Mo-Sn/C Nanocatalysts Derived from Cluster Compounds for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
by Sergey S. Shapovalov, Natalia A. Mayorova, Alexander D. Modestov, Andrei A. Shiryaev, Alexander V. Egorov and Vitali A. Grinberg
Catalysts 2022, 12(3), 255; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12030255 - 24 Feb 2022
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Nanosized bimetallic PtMo, PtFe and trimetallic PtMoSn catalysts deposited on highly dispersed carbon black Vulcan XC-72 were synthesized from the cluster complex compounds PtCl(P(C6H5)3)(C3H2N2(CH3)2)Mo(C5H4 [...] Read more.
Nanosized bimetallic PtMo, PtFe and trimetallic PtMoSn catalysts deposited on highly dispersed carbon black Vulcan XC-72 were synthesized from the cluster complex compounds PtCl(P(C6H5)3)(C3H2N2(CH3)2)Mo(C5H4CH3)(CO)3, Pt(P(C6H5)3)(C3N2H2(CH3)2)Fe(CO)3(COC6H5C2C6H5), and PtCl(P(C6H5)3)(C3N2H2(CH3)2)C5H4CH3Mo(CO)3SnCl2, respectively. Structural characteristics of these catalysts were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), microprobe energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The synthesized catalysts were tested in aqueous 0.5 M H2SO4 in a three-electrode electrochemical cells and in single fuel cells. Electrocatalytic activity of PtMo/C and PtFe/C in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the activity of PtMoSn/C in electrochemical oxidation of ethanol were evaluated. It was shown that specific characteristics of the synthesized catalysts are 1.5–2 times higher than those of a commercial Pt(20%)/C catalyst. The results of experiments indicate that PtFe/C, PtMo/C, and PtMoSn/C catalysts prepared from the corresponding complex precursors can be regarded as promising candidates for application in fuel cells due to their high specific activity. Full article
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