Non-noble metal fuel cell catalysts

Content: ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR ACID PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) FUEL CELLS -    AN OVERVIEW    Introduction    Acid PEM Fuel Cell Background and Fundamentals    Acid PEM Fuel Cell Catalysis for Cathode of O2 Reduction Reaction    Catalyst Challenges and Perspective in Acid PEM Fuel Cells    Conclusion        HEAT-TREATED TRANSITION METAL-NxCy ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR O2 REDUCTION REACTION IN ACID PEM FUEL CELLS    Introduction    Synthesis Approaches for Heat-Treated Me/N/C Catalysts    Important Parameters for Highly Active Me/N/C Catalysts    Nature of the Active Sites    Electrochemical Investigation by RDE/RRDE Methods    Conclusions        MODIFIED CARBON MATERIALS FOR O2 REDUCTION REACTION ELECTROCATALYSTS IN ACID PEM FUEL CELLS    Introduction    Doped Carbon Materials    Doped Carbons as ORR Catalysts    Conclusions        TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDES FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION ELECTROCATALYSTS IN PEM FUEL CELLS    Introduction    Non-Noble Metal Chalcogenide Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction    Synthesis Methods for Non-Noble Metal Chalcogenices    Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Non-Noble Metal Chalcogenides    Methanol Tolerance    Fuel Cell Measurements    Conclusions        TRANSITION METAL OXIDES, CARBIDES, NITRIDES, OXYNITRIDES, AND CARBONITRIDES FOR O2 REDUCTION REACTION ELECTROCATALYSTS IN ACID PEM FUEL CELLS    Introduction    Transition Metal Nitrides and Carbonitrides as Cathode Catalysts    Stability of Oxides in Acid Electrolyte    Non-Noble Metal Oxide-Based Cathode Catalysts    Conclusions        THEORETICAL MODELING OF NON-NOBLE METAL ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR ACID AND ALKALINE PEM FUEL CELLS    Introduction    Mechanisms of ORR    Simple Metal-N4 Macrocycles    Heat-Treated Transition Metal Nitrogen-Carbon Precursors (M-Nx/C)    Functionalized Graphitic Materials    Conducting Polymers    Outlook        MEMBRANES FOR ALKALINE POLYELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS    Introduction    Two Main Challenges of APEs    APEs Reported in the Literature    Strategies for Improving the Ionic Conductivity of APE    Efforts of Improving the Chemical Stability of the Cationic Functional Group    Research on the Chemical Stability of APE Backbone    Conclusions and Perspective        ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR ALKALINE POLYMER EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) FUEL CELLS -    OVERVIEW    Introduction    Alkaline Fuel Cell Overview -    History, Status, and Advantages    Alkaline Fuel Cell and Alkaline PEM Fuel Cell -    Thermodynamics and Kinetics    Silver-Based Materials for Cathode Electrocatalysts in Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells    Catalysts for Oxidation of a Broad Range of Fuels for Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells    Major Challenges of Alkaline Fuel Cells and Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells        CARBON COMPOSITE CATHODE CATALYSTS FOR ALKALINE PEM FUEL CELLS    Introduction    Metal-Free Carbon Catalysts    Heat-Treated M-N-C (M:Fe, Co) Carbon Composite Catalysts    Nanocarbon/Transition Metal Compound Hybrid Catalysts    ORR Mechanism on NPMCs in Alkaline Media    NPMC Cathode Performance in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell    Summary and Perspective        NON-PRECIOUS METAL OXIDES AND METAL CARBIDES FOR ORR IN ALKALINE-BASED FUEL CELLS    Introduction    Metal Oxides    Perovskite-Type Oxides    Spinel-Type Oxides    Metal Carbides    Conclusion and Outlook        AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS OF ALKALINE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS    Introduction    History of Alkaline Fuel Cells in Automotive Applications    Fuel Used in Modern Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells in Automotive Applications    Components of an Alkaline PEM Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assembly for Automotive Applications    Major Challenges to Overcome in Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells    Conclusion        Index