Pt-Based Intermetallic Compound Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Structural Control at the Atomic Scale to Achieve a Win–Win Situation Between Catalytic Activity and Stability

Jue Wang; Fengwen Pan; Wenmiao Chen; Bing Li; Daijun Yang; Pingwen Ming; Xuezhe Wei; Cunman Zhang

doi:10.1007/s41918-022-00141-x

Electrochemical Energy Reviews ›› 2023, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (1) DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00141-x

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Pt-Based Intermetallic Compound Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Structural Control at the Atomic Scale to Achieve a Win–Win Situation Between Catalytic Activity and Stability

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¹School of Automotive Studies & Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, Tongji University, 201804, Shanghai, China

²Weichai Power Co. Ltd., 261016, Weifang, Shandong, China

^d libing210@tongji.edu.cn

Jue Wang

is an assistant professor in the School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University. He received his bachelor degree in 2009 and master degree in 2013 from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He obtained his Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Cunman Zhang and Prof. Bing Li from Tongji University in 2019, and then worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Tongji University until 2022. His research interests are key materials and components of fuel cells in automotives.

Fengwen Pan

is a senior engineer and serves as the deputy dean of the New Energy Research Institute of Weichai Power Co., Ltd. His research interests lie in hydrogen energy, new energy automotive power systems, and key components. He won the second prize of China National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2019 and the third prize of China Automobile Industry Science and Technology Award in 2018. He is also the deputy chairman and deputy secretary-general of the Fuel Cell Engine Branch of China Internal Combustion Engine Society and an observer of China Hydrogen Energy Standardization Technical Committee.

Wenmiao Chen

is vice president and vice designer of Weichai Power Co., Ltd. His current research covers the industrialization of hydrogen fuel cell engines and commercial vehicles. He was awarded the first prize of China National Science and Technology Progress Award. He is also a member of the general expert group of the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Energy Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.

Bing Li

is a professor in Tongji University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Tongji University in 2011. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at General Motors Global R&D Center in 2014. His research interests include the development of advanced materials for fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors.

Daijun Yang

is an associate professor in Tongji University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from East China University of Science and Technology in 2007. He has worked as a visiting scholar at Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany. His research focuses on hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies.

Pingwen Ming

is a professor in the School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, and his current research interests include fuel cell stack and system technology and its process engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, in 1999. He won the grand prize of China Automotive Industry Science and Technology Progress Award in 2019.

Xuezhe Wei

is a professor in the School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, and his main research involves automotive electronics and storage power systems for new energy vehicles, especially the vehicle lithium-ion battery systems. He was awarded the second prize of China National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2008.

Cunman Zhang

is a professor in the School of Automotive Studies, the deputy director of Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, and the director of Institute of Fuel Cell Hybrid Power, Tongji University. His current research interests are hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies, including electrolytic hydrogen production technology from renewable energy, high-pressure hydrogen storage technology and safety on vehicles, key technology of hydrogen refueling station and hydrogen safety evaluation system, and core technology of high-performance and high-power fuel cell stacks.

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The development of ordered Pt-based intermetallic compounds is an effective way to optimize the electronic characteristics of Pt and its disordered alloys, inhibit the loss of transition metal elements, and prepare fuel cell catalysts with high activity and long-term durability for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). This paper reviews the structure–activity characteristics, research advances, problems, and improvements in Pt-based intermetallic compound fuel cell catalysts for the ORR. First, the structural characteristics and performance advantages of Pt-based intermetallic compounds are analyzed and explained. Second, starting with 3d transition metals such as Fe, Co, and Ni, whose research achievements are common, the preparation process and properties of Pt-based intermetallic compound catalysts for the ORR are introduced in detail according to element types. Third, in view of preparation problems, improvements in the preparation processes of Pt-based intermetallic compounds are also summarized in regard to four aspects: coating to control the crystal size, doping to promote ordering transformation, constructing a “Pt skin” to improve performance, and anchoring and confinement to enhance the interaction between the crystal and support. Finally, by analyzing the research status of Pt-based intermetallic compound catalysts for the ORR, prospective research directions are suggested.

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Jue Wang, Fengwen Pan, Wenmiao Chen, Bing Li, Daijun Yang, Pingwen Ming, Xuezhe Wei, Cunman Zhang. Pt-Based Intermetallic Compound Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Structural Control at the Atomic Scale to Achieve a Win–Win Situation Between Catalytic Activity and Stability. Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 2023, 6(1): DOI:10.1007/s41918-022-00141-x