TY  - CONF
A1  - Rost, Ulrich
A1  - Muntean, Roxana
A1  - Marginean, Gabriela
A1  - Vaszilcsin, Nicolae
A1  - Brodmann, Michael
T1  - Effect of the Process Parameters for Oxygen Plasma Activation of Carbon Nanofibres on the Characteristics of Deposited Platinum Catalyst Nanoparticles
T2  - Konferenz: The Annual World Conference on Carbon, 12.-17. Juli 2015 in Dresden
N2  - In state of the art polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) rare and expensive platinum group metals (PGM) are used as catalyst material. Reduction of PGM in PEMFC electrodes is strongly required to reach cost targets for this technology. An optimal catalyst utilisation is achieved in the case of nano-structured particles supported on carbon material with a large specific surface area. In this study, graphitic material in form of carbon nanofibres (CNFs) is decorated with platinum (Pt) particles serving as catalyst material for PEMFC electrodes with low Pt loading. For electrode preparation CNFs have been previously activated by means of radio frequency induced oxygen plasma. This kind of treatment results in formation of functional groups on the CNF’s surface which directly influences the characteristics of subsequent Pt particle deposition. Different plasma parameters (plasma power, gas flow or exposure time) have to be set in order to achieve formation of oxygen containing functional groups (hydroxylic, carboxylic or carbonylic) on the CNF’s surface. In the frame of this experimental work, electrodes are investigated in respect of optimal morphology, microstructure as well as electrochemical properties. Therefore, samples were characterised by means of scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray analysis, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence as well as polarisation measurements.
Y1  - 2015
UR  - https://whge.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/942
N1  - Die Konferenzbeiträge sind auf einem Datenträger an die Teilnehmer ausgehändigt worden.
ER  -