Nickel supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as hydrogen oxidation reaction catalyst in alkaline electrolyte

Zhongbin Zhuang; Stephen A. Giles; Jie Zheng; Glen R. Jenness; Stavros Caratzoulas; Dionisios G. Vlachos; Yushan Yan

doi:10.1038/ncomms10141

Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

Nickel supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as hydrogen oxidation reaction catalyst in alkaline electrolyte

Zhongbin Zhuang,
Stephen A. Giles,
Jie Zheng,
Glen R. Jenness,
Stavros Caratzoulas,
Dionisios G. Vlachos,
Yushan Yan

Affiliations

Zhongbin Zhuang: State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Stephen A. Giles: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Jie Zheng: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Glen R. Jenness: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Stavros Caratzoulas: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Dionisios G. Vlachos: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Yushan Yan: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10141
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Cheap and efficient hydrogen oxidation catalysts are needed for low cost hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells. Here, the authors report that nickel nanoparticles supported on nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes have hydrogen oxidation activity similar to platinum-group-metals in alkaline electrolyte.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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