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- Low-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) need very pure hydrogen gas because they are highly sensitive to carbon monoxide (CO) contamination.
- A surface modification technique was developed, applying a 0.5-0.91 nm amorphous carbon nitride layer on PtRu/C substrates, improving hydrogen transport while blocking CO diffusion.
- This modification significantly reduces CO adsorption, maintaining stable catalyst operation for over 20 hours even with high CO levels (1000 ppm), and allows stable performance in PEMFCs with CO concentrations up to 10 ppm, surpassing the standard limit of 0.2 ppm.
Article Abstract
Low-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) reuqire highly pure hydrogen gas due to their extreme sensitivity to carbon monoxide (CO) contamination, which poses a challenge for using cost-effective reformed hydrogen sources. To address this issue, we have developed a surface modification strategy by applying a 0.5-0.91 nm amorphous carbon nitride layer onto PtRu/C substrates. The electrochemical measurements indicate that the modification selectively facilitates hydrogen gas transport to a surface while inhibiting carbon monoxide diffusion. The kinetic studies of CO adsorption reveal that the surface modification significantly reduces CO adsorption, effectively halving the rate compared to conventional catalysts. Additionally, rotating disk electrode experiments show that the catalyst modified with amorphous carbon nitride layer maintains stable operation for over 20 h with 1000 ppm of CO/H. Furthermore, it supports stable discharge at 1 A cm in PEMFCs with up to 10 ppm of CO, a concentration far exceeding the widely accepted standard of 0.2 ppm.
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