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Sequential Capacitive Deposition of Ionic Liquids for Conformal Thin Film Coatings on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts
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Sequential Capacitive Deposition of Ionic Liquids for Conformal Thin Film Coatings on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts

Yawei Li, James Hart, Lauren Profit, Saad Intikhab, Swarnendu Chatterjee, Mitra Taheri, Joshua Snyder and General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
ACS catalysis, v 9(10), pp 9311-9316
01 Oct 2019
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https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1808285View

Abstract

Chemistry Chemistry, Physical Physical Sciences Science & Technology
Ionic liquid (IL)-modified carbon-supported catalysts have demonstrated significant improvements in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. However, transition of this result from the half-cell to the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) has been challenging. Presented here is a processing methodology that yields the formation of a thin (<2 nm) conformal IL coating on the surface of both three-dimensional electrocatalysts and bulk single crystals through the sequential capacitive deposition (SCD) of anionic and cationic components and their subsequent condensation into a hydrophobic, protic IL. SCD shows promise for IL incorporation into preformed PEMFC catalyst layers.

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