Recent progress of electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction in fuel cells

Mingyang Liu; Xudong Xiao; Qi Li; Laiyu Luo; Minghui Ding; Bin Zhang; Yuxin Li; Jinlong Zou; Baojiang Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.008

Recent progress of electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction in fuel cells

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2022 Feb;607(Pt 1):791-815. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.008. Epub 2021 Sep 6.

Authors

Mingyang Liu¹, Xudong Xiao², Qi Li², Laiyu Luo², Minghui Ding³, Bin Zhang⁴, Yuxin Li⁵, Jinlong Zou⁶, Baojiang Jiang⁷

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China.
² Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
³ College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China. Electronic address: ding197392@163.com.
⁴ College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China; Institute of Petroleum Chemistry Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, China.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China. Electronic address: liyuxin@hlju.edu.cn.
⁶ Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China. Electronic address: zoujinlong@hlju.edu.cn.
⁷ Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China. Electronic address: jbj@hlju.edu.cn.

PMID: 34536936
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.008

Abstract

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) has gradually been in the limelight in recent years because of its great application potential for fuel cells and rechargeable metal-air batteries. Therefore, significant issues are increasingly focused on developing effective and economical ORR electrocatalysts. This review begins with the reaction mechanisms and theoretical calculations of ORR in acidic and alkaline media. The latest reports and challenges in ORR electrocatalysis are traced. Most importantly, the latest advances in the development of ORR electrocatalysts are presented in detail, including platinum group metal (PGM), transition metal, and carbon-based electrocatalysts with various nanostructures. Furthermore, the development prospects and challenges of ORR electrocatalysts are speculated and discussed. These insights would help to formulate the design guidelines for highly-active ORR electrocatalysts and affect future research to obtain new knowledge for ORR mechanisms.

Keywords: Carbon-based electrocatalysts; Electrocatalysis; Oxygen reduction reaction; Platinum group metal; Transition metal compounds.

Publication types

Review