Issue 45, 2011
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

3D boron doped carbon nanorods/carbon-microfiber hybrid composites: synthesis and applications in a highly stable proton exchange membrane fuel cell†

Jiajun Wang,a   Yougui Chen,a   Yong Zhang,a   Mihnea Ioan Ionescu,a   Ruying Li,a   Xueliang Sun,*a   Siyu Yeb  and  Shanna Knightsb  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: xsun@eng.uwo.ca

b Ballard Power Systems Inc., 9000 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Abstract

Boron-doped carbon nanorods (BCNRs) were directly grown on carbon-microfiber by the spray pyrolysis chemical vapour deposition method. The stability of the deposited Pt nanoparticles was found to be increased by more than three times with substitutional boron dopants in 3D carbon nanomaterials. Our work will be of great technological significance for developing highly stable electrode materials in fuel cells.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1JM13796D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Aug 2011
Accepted
05 Oct 2011
First published
21 Oct 2011

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 18195-18198

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3D boron doped carbon nanorods/carbon-microfiber hybrid composites: synthesis and applications in a highly stable proton exchange membrane fuel cell

J. Wang, Y. Chen, Y. Zhang, M. I. Ionescu, R. Li, X. Sun, S. Ye and S. Knights, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 18195 DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13796D

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