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Synthesis and Characterization of Pt based Alloy Catalysts for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell

직접 에탄올 연료전지용 백금합금촉매의 합성과 특성분석

  • Kim, Yi-Young (Center for Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Soo-Kil (Department of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Han, Jong-Hee (Center for Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Han-Sung (Center for Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
  • 김이영 (한국과학기술연구원 연료전지 연구단) ;
  • 김수길 (연세대학교 화학공학과 전기화학에너지 연구실) ;
  • 한종희 (한국과학기술연구원 연료전지 연구단) ;
  • 김한성 (한국과학기술연구원 연료전지 연구단)
  • Published : 2008.05.31
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Abstract

Though ethanol can theoretically generate 12 electrons during oxidation to carbon dioxide, the complete oxidation of ethanol is hard to achieve due to the strong bond between the two carbons in its molecular structure. Therefore, development of high activity catalyst for ethanol oxidation is necessary for the commercialization of direct ethanol fuel cell. In this study, some binary and ternary electrocatalysts of PtSn/C and PtSnAu/C have been synthesized and characterized. The catalysts were fabricated with modified polyol method with the amounts of 20 wt%, where the Pt : Sn ratios in the PtSn/C were 1 : 0, 4 : 1, 3 : 1, 2 : 1, 1.5 : 1, 1 : 1, 1 : 1.5 and Pt:Sn:Au ratios in the PtSnAu/C were 5 : 5 : 0, 5 : 4 : 1, 5 : 3 : 2, 5 : 2 : 3. From the XRD and TEM analysis results, the catalysts were found to have face centered cubic structure with particle size of around $1.9{\sim}2.4\;nm$. The activity in the ethanol oxidation was examined with cyclic voltammetry and the results indicated that PtSn(1.5 : 1)/C and PtSnAu(5 : 2 : 3)/C had the highest activity in each catalyst system. Further tests with single cell were performed with those catalysts. It was found that PtSn/C(1.5 : 1) exhibited the best performance while the long term stability of PtSnAu/C(5 : 2 : 3) is better than PtSn/C(1.5 : 1).

에탄올이 이산화탄소가 생성되는 경로로 반응할 경우 12개의 전자를 발생시키게 되지만 실제로는 두 개의 탄소 원자사이의 결합력 때문에 완전 산화시키는 것이 쉽지 않다. 따라서 고성능 에탄을 산화촉매의 개발은 에탄을 연료전지 실용화에 필수적이다. 본 연구는 Pt에 Sn, Au을 첨가하여 이원계, 삼원계 촉매를 제조하여 에탄올에서의 활성과 촉매의 특성에 대한 분석을 수행하였다. 촉매합성은 modified polyol 방법을 이용하였으며 Vulcan XC-72R 담지체를 사용하여 20 wt%로 담지하였다. PtSn/c 합금촉매는 Pt : Sn의 비율이 1 : 0, 4 : 1, 3 : 1, 2 : 1, 1.5 : 1, 1 : 1, 1 : 1.5으로 합성하였으며, PtSnAu/C 합금촉매는 Pt : Sn : Au의 비율을 5 : 5 : 0, 5 : 4 : 1, 5 : 3 : 2, 5 : 2 : 3으로 합성하였다. 촉매특성은 XRD, TEM 분석을 통해 분석한 결과 $1.9{\sim}2.4\;nm$ 정도의 입자의 크기와 면심입방구조의 구조를 가지는 것으로 확인하였다. 에탄올 산화에 대한 합금촉매의 활성은 순환전류전압법으로 실험하였고, 그 중 가장 높은 성능을 가진 PtSn(1.5 : 1)/C와 PtSnAu(5 : 2 : 3)/C 합금촉매를 단위전지 성능평가륵 통해 실제 연료전지 구동환경에서 촉매의 활성을 측정하였다. 그 결과 에탄을 산화에 가장 높은 성능을 나타낸 촉매는 PtSn/c(1.5 : 1)이었고, 촉매의 안정성은 PtSnAu/C(5 : 2 : 3)에서 높게 나타났다.

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