Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

A highly-active, stable and low-cost platinum-free anode catalyst based on RuNi for hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells

  • Yanrong Xue,
  • Lin Shi,
  • Xuerui Liu,
  • Jinjie Fang,
  • Xingdong Wang,
  • Brian P. Setzler,
  • Wei Zhu,
  • Yushan Yan,
  • Zhongbin Zhuang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19413-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Development of hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells (HEMFCs) requires high-performance and low-cost catalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction at the anode. Here the authors report Ru7Ni3/C as anode catalysts, delivering high power density and good durability in alkaline media for HEMFCs.