Oct

5

Zirconium Nitride Performs Better In Fuel Cell Than Platinum

October 5, 2023 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A Tohoku University group of researchers have unraveled the mysteries behind a recently identified material – zirconium nitride (ZrN) – that helps power clean energy reactions. Their proposed framework will help future designs for transition metal nitrides, paving a path for generating cleaner energy. The study was published in the journal Chemical Science, where […]

Mar

29

Alternative Found For Precious Metal Catalyst In Fuel Cells

March 29, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Cornell University researchers have found a nitrogen doped carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze an essential reaction in hydrogen fuel cells at a fraction of the cost of the precious metals currently used. The new discovery could accelerate the widespread use of hydrogen fuel cells, which hold great promise as efficient, clean energy sources for vehicles […]

Sep

7

Speeding Up Sluggish Fuel Cells For Better Performance

September 7, 2021 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… University of Texas at Austin researchers have discovered new dynamics that could supercharge a sluggish part of the core chemical reaction in fuel cells. Fuel cell market adoption is held back by sluggish kinetics in a part of the core chemical reaction that limits efficiency. The researchers developed a new method to improve the […]

Mar

5

New Non Metallic Fuel Cell Catalyst

March 5, 2015 | Leave a Comment

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) researchers have made an inexpensive metal-free catalyst. The new catalyst performs as well as costly metal catalysts at speeding the oxygen reduction reaction in an acidic fuel cell, and is more durable. The study was recently published online in the journal Science Advances. The carbon based catalyst is made of […]

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