LCS-FY2015-PP-04
Carbon-Based Catalysts for Fuel Cells Application
Summary
Non-noble metal catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen (ORR) have attracted much attention because their potential to reduce the fuel cell cost.
In this report, some developing carbon-based catalysts are reviewed to show the trend of the research and reveal the key issues for further investigation. Due to their structure's complexity, so far the active sites are still not clarified. Quantitative characterizations and controlling of the metal and nitrogen, carbon defects with comparable electrochemical data are important for developing the catalysts.