Partially oxidized titanium carbonitride as a non-noble catalyst for oxygen reduction reactions

Duc Tai Dam, Kyung Don Nam, Hao Song, Xin Wang, Jong Min Lee*

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Abstract

Partially oxidized titanium carbonitride (TiCNO), newly synthesized from partial oxidation of TiC0.5N0.5 powder under a flow rate of 500 cm3 min-1 of nitrogen containing 4% H2 and 0.5% O2 by volume at 800 °C for 20 h, is examined as a non-platinum cathode for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). TiCNO shows significantly enhanced electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) compared with as-prepared TiC0.5N0.5 and fully oxidized TiO2. In addition, TiCNO has a high chemical stability in 0.1 mol dm-3 sulfuric acid at 30 °C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15135-15139
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume37
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

Keywords

  • Cathode
  • Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
  • Titanium carbonitride

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