采用还原碳化法制备了碳化钨样品,并用原位还原法担载Pt粒子得到Pt/WxCy催化剂.利用计时电流技术对Pt/WxCy和常规Pt/C催化剂进行氧化处理,并用循环伏安法测试了氧化前后两种催化剂的电化学活性面积.将两种催化剂制成单电池,对比研究了其氧化后的性能衰减.结果表明,Pt/WxCy催化剂制成的单电池抗氧化能力显著高于普通Pt/C制成的单电池.
Electrochemical oxidation of carbon supports for Pt/C catalysts can cause degradation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). To improve the oxidation resistance of the catalyst supports, tungsten carbide (WxCy) was investigated as a substitute for carbon supports in PEMFCs. The Pt/C and Pt/WxCy samples were oxidized using the chronoamperometry method. The electrochemical active area of the two samples was measured using cyclic voltammetry. Furthermore, the Pt/C and Pt/WxCy catalysts were applied to single cells to compare their performance degradation after oxidation. As a result, the single cell prepared with Pt/WxCy catalyst showed higher oxidation resistance than the contrastive cell prepared with Pt/C catalyst.