Pt nanowire/Ti3C2Tx-CNT hybrids catalysts for the high performance oxygen reduction reaction for high temperature PEMFC

Abstract The activity of catalyst could be enhanced by the temperature rising, so it is a suitable way to reduce the noble metal loading for the catalyst. However, the corrosion of carbon supports will be remarkable in the high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFC, >100 °C). This report demonstrated a novel Ti3C2Tx and CNT hybrid material as the catalytic support, and Pt nanowires (Pt NWs) is loaded on the hybrid support to construct the catalyst for HT-PEMFC. The Pt NWs/Ti3C2Tx-CNT performs higher electrochemical activity, better stability than that of commercial Pt/C. The mass activity and specific activity of Pt NWs/Ti3C2Tx-CNT catalysts are 3.89 and 3.02 times as that of Pt/C, respectively. The power densities of HT-PEMFC showed 155.4 mW cm−2 and 182 mW cm−2 at 150 and 180 °C, respectively.