2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Surface design of non-Platinum based alloys for fuel cell electrode and improvements of catalytic performance
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22360298
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Material processing/treatments
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 固体高分子形燃料電池 / 合金触媒 / 酸素還元反応活性 / 表面設計 / 表面科学 / 電気化学 / 分子線エピタキシ |
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| Research Abstract |
Atomic design of alloy's outermost surfaces is a key to achieve high activity and stability of cathode electrode catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. Therefore, precise control of atomic arrangements of electrode material surfaces is indispensable. In this study, we fabricate well-defined surface alloys by using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) through Pt- and Ni-depositions, respectively, onto Au and Pd single-crystal substrates and evaluate electrochemical properties, particularly oxygen reduction reaction activities, of the model catalysts.
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Research Products
(45 results)
