NMR analysis of phosphoric acid distribution in porous fuel cell catalysts

  • En Zhang
  • , Natalia Fulik
  • , Hanyue Zhang
  • , Nico Bevilacqua
  • , Roswitha Zeis
  • , Fei Xu
  • , Eike Brunner
  • , Stefan Kaskel

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Abstract

Understanding the interaction of phosphoric acid and porous electrocatalysts is of vital importance for a rational design of high performance phosphoric acid based fuel cells on a molecular level. We demonstrate for the first time that NMR spectroscopy can be used for elucidating the preferred distribution sites of phosphoric acid in various nanoporous carbons. A pore size dependent negative chemical shift of31P is observed, serving as a distinct signature of pore occupation, and applied for analysing a commercial catalyst (Pt@Vulcan) as a practical application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2547-2550
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume57
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes

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