Recent advances in porous structures for oxygen reduction reaction

IF 4.8 2区材料科学 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Progress in Natural Science: Materials International Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pnsc.2024.12.003

Ying Chen , Huawei Wang , Yujing Li

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Abstract

As environmental concerns grow, there is a global shift from traditional fossil energy. Hydrogen fuel cells are gaining attention, but high material costs limit their adoption in large scale. The oxygen reduction reaction at the cathode of fuel cell, which dominates the electrochemical kinetics, relies mainly on platinum-group-metal (PGM) catalysts, hence research is focused on minimizing PGM or developing non-PGM catalysts. Porous materials possess unique physicochemical properties, and have shown great potential in advancing catalyst technology in fuel cells. This review summarizes the recent fundamental and technological advances of porous catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions including PGM and non-PGM catalysts, discusses the mechanisms underlying the enhanced catalytic activity through structural design and surface modification. It also highlights the comprehensive impact of porous materials in oxygen reduction reactions and membrane electrode assemblies, the main challenges, and provides perspectives on research of porous catalyst.

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期刊介绍： Progress in Natural Science: Materials International provides scientists and engineers throughout the world with a central vehicle for the exchange and dissemination of basic theoretical studies and applied research of advanced materials. The emphasis is placed on original research, both analytical and experimental, which is of permanent interest to engineers and scientists, covering all aspects of new materials and technologies, such as, energy and environmental materials; advanced structural materials; advanced transportation materials, functional and electronic materials; nano-scale and amorphous materials; health and biological materials; materials modeling and simulation; materials characterization; and so on. The latest research achievements and innovative papers in basic theoretical studies and applied research of material science will be carefully selected and promptly reported. Thus, the aim of this Journal is to serve the global materials science and technology community with the latest research findings. As a service to readers, an international bibliography of recent publications in advanced materials is published bimonthly.