Developing a Thermal- and Coking-Resistant Cobalt-Tungsten Bimetallic Anode Catalyst for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

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Authors
  • N. Yan
  • J. Pandey
  • Y. Zeng
  • B.S. Amirkhiz
Publication date 2016
Journal ACS Catalysis
Volume | Issue number 6 | 7
Pages (from-to) 4630-4634
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Abstract We report the development of a novel Co–W bimetallic anode catalyst for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) via a facile infiltration-annealing process. Using various microscopic and spectroscopic measurements, we find that the formed intermetallic nanoparticles are highly thermally stable up to 900 °C and show good coking resistance in methane. In particular, a fuel cell fitted with Co3W anode shows comparable activity (relative to Co) in the electro-oxidation of hydrogen and methane at 900 °C without suffering significant degradation during a longevity test.
Document type Article
Note With supporting information
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b01197
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