One-step method prepares fuel cell electrode technique
Technical field
The present invention relates to field of fuel cell technology, more particularly to a kind of one-step method prepares fuel cell electrode
Technique.
Background technology
Fuel cell be a kind of without burning directly the chemical energy of fuel is changed into by electric energy in electrochemical reaction mode
TRT, be a kind of green energy resource technology." energy shortage " and " ring that fuel cell technology faces to the current world of solution
This two hang-up of border pollution " is significant.It has cleaning, it is considered to be fuel utilization the advantages of efficient and reliable
Optimal path.Energy for carbon-based fuel (such as oil gas, biological fuel processed, alcohols, fuel oil) is changed, fuel cell compared to
Traditional burning/internal combustion engine process has obvious advantage, its efficiency not by Carnot cycle theory the upper limit restricted it is thus also avoided that
The pollution problem that combustion process produces, is the important step to high-efficiency cleaning " low-carbon economy " transition for the fossil energy.Fuel electricity
The output motility in pond is very high, difference according to demand, fuel cell is big to be arrived can be enterprise as distributed energy,
The occasions such as school are powered, little to can be used as the power supply of the portable equipments such as mobile phone, computer.Therefore, fuel cell is as advanced
Novel energy will have very big development;On the other hand, a large amount of uses of fuel cell-powered and fuel cell car, electric motor car,
The continuous pollution of environment can effectively be suppressed, contain global warming simultaneously.
Electrode is the critical component of fuel cell, and its performance is the key factor of impact fuel cell overall performance.In order to
Improve the life-span of fuel cell, reduce the consumption of fuel-cell catalyst noble metal platinum, research worker have studied various electrode knots
Structure.At present no matter cathod catalyst or the anode catalyst of the catalyst used by low-temperature fuel cell, is all to be with platinum metal
Main noble metal catalyst.Platinum metal expensive, and occupy larger proportion in battery cost.This is also to cause to fire
Material battery is still difficult to large-scale promotion and the one of the main reasons of application so far.Additionally, this kind of catalyst is limited by resource,
Especially very limited in the yield of China's platinum metal.Therefore, develop highly active novel membrane electrode, improve the utilization of catalyst
Rate and its consumption of reduction, the direction that always operation of fuel cells person's emphasis is made great efforts.
According to document report, the catalyst carrier of high surface and suitable method for preparing catalyst is selected to be main method
One of.Goodenough et al. have studied pallium-on-carbon very early in document (electrochim. acta, 1987,32 (8))
(pt/c) electrode and the contrast of pure platinum black electrode, test and show that pt/c electrode has with high electric current density.Henceforth, with carbon
Research as fuel-cell catalyst carrier has obtained quick development.In recent years, conducting polymer is due to having specific surface
Long-pending higher, resistance is relatively low and advantage of good stability is gradually used as the carrier of fuel-cell catalyst, such as polythiophene, polyphenyl
Amine, polypyrrole etc..Ren Fangfang reports three in document " the electrocatalysis characteristic research of conducting polymer and noble metal composite "
Plant conducting polymer as the fuel cell electrode preparation method of carrier.Author prepares electrode using two steps, first in glass
On carbon electrode material, conducting polymer support is prepared using electropolymerization mode, then depositing noble metal catalyst.Experimental result table
Bright, the fuel cell electrode of the method preparation has preferable Oxidation to methanol.
Chinese invention patent (201010606384.3) discloses a kind of preparation method of combined electrode of fuel cell.Application
People prepares SWCN ultrathin film using arc discharge method and silk screen print method prepares multi-wall carbon nano-tube film, then
Metallic catalyst is electroplated on combination electrode.The matrix of this method preparation has extra specific surface area and conductive characteristic, fits
Close efficient supported metal catalyst.
Content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to overcoming, existing fuel cell membrane electrode platinum amount is more, conductive capability is poor, complex process
Deng not enough, there is provided the technique that a kind of one-step method prepares fuel cell electrode.Catalysis is had by membrane electrode prepared by the method
Effect preferably, with platinum amount is less and conductive capability is strong feature.
The present invention provides a kind of method that one-step method prepares fuel cell membrane electrode, comprises the following steps: with carbon carrier, platinum
Precursor solution prepared by source, polymerized monomer and solvent, with described precursor solution as electrolyte, using three-electrode system, is stirring
Under the conditions of mixing, prepare fuel cell membrane electrode using cyclic voltammetry.
Carbon carrier, platinum source (in terms of simple substance platinum), the mass ratio 1:0.1 of polymerized monomer three is contained in described precursor solution
~10:1~30, preferably 1:0.2~5:2~15;In terms of simple substance platinum, in precursor solution the concentration range of platinum be 1.0~
15.0mmol/l, preferably 2.0~10mmol/l.
In the preparation method of fuel cell membrane electrode of the present invention, described carbon carrier can for white carbon black, graphite, CNT,
Any one in Graphene, carbon nanocoils, preferably CNT or Graphene.
In the preparation method of fuel cell membrane electrode of the present invention, described carbon carrier is for carrying out at purification during CNT
Reason, described purification treating method can be according to described in document (electroanalysis 2011,23 (8): 1863-1869)
Method carry out.
In the preparation method of fuel cell membrane electrode of the present invention, described platinum source is platinum chloride, in platinum nitrate, chloroplatinic acid
One or more, preferably platinum chloride and/or chloroplatinic acid.
In the preparation method of fuel cell membrane electrode of the present invention, described polymerized monomer can for o-phenylenediamine, p-phenylenediamine,
One or more of resorcinol, hydroquinone, thiophene, aniline, preferably o-phenylenediamine and resorcinol.
In the preparation method of fuel cell membrane electrode of the present invention, described solvent is sodium nitrate, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, sulfur
Any one in sour potassium solution, preferably sulfuric acid sodium or sodium nitrate.
In the preparation method of fuel cell membrane electrode of the present invention, described working electrode is: graphite flake, platinized platinum, gold plaque, carbon
Any one in paper, nickel foam, preferably carbon paper or nickel foam.
In the preparation method of fuel cell membrane electrode of the present invention, described can be platinum plate electrode, Ti electrode, nickel to electrode
Any one in plate electrode and platinum guaze, preferably platinized platinum or platinum guaze.
In the preparation method of fuel cell membrane electrode of the present invention, described reference electrode can using saturated calomel electrode,
The conventional reference electrode such as Mercurous sulfate electrode or silver/silver chloride electrode.Using different reference electrodes, running voltage is different, can root
According to this reference electrode with respect to standard hydrogen electrode electrode potential convert running voltage.
In the preparation method of fuel cell membrane electrode of the present invention, described cyclic voltammetry operating parameter is, scanning speed 5
~200mv/s, preferably 20~50mv/s, potential range -2.0~3.5v, preferably -1.0~1.5v, the continuous scanning number of turns is 10~
200 circles, preferably 30~100 circles.
The principle that the present invention prepares fuel cell membrane electrode is: chloroplatinic acid can be reduced to simple substance platinum under nagative potential,
And polymerized monomer occurs polyreaction under positive potential, carbon carrier can be driven simultaneously to be attached to electrode surface, form Surface coating
The fuel cell membrane electrode of polymer.
Fuel cell membrane electrode preparation method according to the present invention has the advantage that
1st, fuel cell electrode preparation method of the present invention rationally make use of polymerized monomer and this two classes material of platinum source to exist respectively
Positive nagative potential issues the characteristic of raw reactive polymeric reaction and oxidation reaction, can prepare noble metal catalyst by one-step method realization
And polymeric film, preparation method simple it is easy to large-scale promotion application.
2nd, in fuel cell electrode preparation method of the present invention, the addition of conducting polymer enhances the dispersion of catalyst granules
Degree, improves the conductive capability of electrode;Another aspect platinum grain is decreased in course of reaction with the interaction of conducting polymer
The formation of strong adsorbing species, extends the life-span of electrode.
3rd, the electrode being obtained by fuel cell electrode preparation method of the present invention, catalyst granules is less, and carries in carbon
High degree of dispersion on body.Such that it is able to significantly improve the effective surface area of catalyst granules, thus providing substantial amounts of avtive spot, increase
The strong oxidability of electrode.
4th, the carbon carrier adopting in fuel cell electrode preparation method of the present invention can promote electron transmission, increased electrode
Electric conductivity.Both can provide more crystal plane structure being conducive to electrochemical reaction by mutually synergism.
Brief description
Fig. 1 is membrane electrode component transmission electron microscope (tem) picture of preparation in the present invention.
Specific embodiment
With reference to specific embodiment, the present invention is described further, and described embodiment is only used for explaining the present invention,
Rather than limitation of the present invention.
Embodiment 1:
In the present embodiment, with multi-walled carbon nano-tubes as carbon carrier, chloroplatinic acid is platinum source, and o-phenylenediamine and resorcinol are poly-
Close monomer, metabisulfite solution is solvent.With carbon paper as working electrode, it is to electrode with platinum plate electrode, with saturated calomel electrode is
Reference electrode.
In the present embodiment, described multi-walled carbon nano-tubes carries out purification process first.Weigh the multi-walled carbon nano-tubes of 1g, slowly
It is added in 50ml concentrated sulphuric acid and the mixed solution of concentrated nitric acid (concentrated sulphuric acid and concentrated nitric acid volume ratio 3:1), continuous stirring processes 6
Hour, then use the high purity water dilution of 150ml, and centrifugation, repeat dilution and 5 ph values to solution of lock out operation are
6.5, then carry out sucking filtration concentration under 85kpa using vacuum pump sucking filtration system, finally vacuum under conditions of 50 DEG C, 20kpa
It is dried 8 hours, obtain the multi-walled carbon nano-tubes of purification.
Weigh 20mg multi-walled carbon nano-tubes after purification, 40mg chloroplatinic acid, 50mg o-phenylenediamine and 50mg resorcinol to add
Enter in the metabisulfite solution of 20ml 0.02 mol/l to prepare and obtain precursor solution, made with carbon paper in this precursor solution
For working electrode, platinum plate electrode is to electrode, and saturated calomel electrode is reference electrode, prepares fuel cell using cyclic voltammetry
Membrane electrode, scanning speed 50mv/s, potential range -1.0~1.0v, the continuous scanning number of turns is 10 circles, obtains present invention one kind and carries
There is the fuel cell electrode of Pt catalyst granule.
Embodiment 1 is prepared electrode material portions peel off, characterized by transmission electron microscope, see accompanying drawing 1, permissible
See that platinum grain is uniformly dispersed in carbon nano tube surface.It follows that the catalyst of the method preparation is more stable, and active
Site is larger, can improve the performance of electrode.
Embodiment 2:
In the present embodiment, with SWCN as carbon carrier, platinum chloride is platinum source, and aniline is polymerized monomer, sodium nitrate
Solution is solvent.With graphite flake as working electrode, it is to electrode with platinum plate electrode, with saturated calomel electrode as reference electrode.
In the present embodiment, described SWCN carries out purification process first.Weigh the SWCN of 1g, slowly
It is added in 50ml concentrated sulphuric acid and the mixed solution of concentrated nitric acid, continuous stirring processes 6 hours, then use the high purity water of 200ml
Dilution, and centrifugation, repeating dilution and 5 ph values to solution of lock out operation is 6.5, then using vacuum pump sucking filtration system
Carry out sucking filtration concentration under 85kpa, be finally vacuum dried 6 hours under conditions of 50 DEG C, 20kpa, obtain the single wall carbon of purification
Nanotube.
Weigh the SWCN of 30mg purification, 40mg platinum chloride, 100mg aniline are added to 50ml 0.02 mol/l
Sodium nitrate solution in prepare and obtain precursor solution, using graphite flake as working electrode in this precursor solution, platinized platinum electricity
Extremely to electrode, saturated calomel electrode is reference electrode, prepares fuel cell membrane electrode, scanning speed using cyclic voltammetry
20mv/s, potential range -1.0~1.5v, the continuous scanning number of turns is 50 circles, obtains a kind of Pt catalyst granule that is loaded with of the present invention
Fuel cell electrode.
Embodiment 3:
In the present embodiment, with white carbon black as carbon carrier, platinum chloride is platinum source, and thiophene is polymerized monomer, and sodium chloride solution is molten
Agent.With graphite flake as working electrode, it is to electrode with gauze platinum electrode, with saturated calomel electrode as reference electrode.
Weigh the white carbon black of 30mg purification, 80mg platinum chloride, 100mg thiophene are added to the sodium chloride of 50ml 0.02 mol/l
Prepare in solution and obtain precursor solution, using graphite flake as working electrode in this precursor solution, gauze platinum electrode is to electricity
Pole, saturated calomel electrode is reference electrode, prepares fuel cell membrane electrode, scanning speed 100mv/s, electricity using cyclic voltammetry
Position scope -1.0~1.5v, the continuous scanning number of turns is 100 circles, obtains a kind of fuel cell being loaded with Pt catalyst granule of the present invention
Electrode.