研究生: |
張孫堂 Sun-Tang Chang |
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論文名稱: |
高效能天然環氮錯合物-維他命B12應用於質子交換膜燃料電池陰極端之應用 High-performance Natural Electrocatalyst : Vitamin B12 for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells |
指導教授: |
王丞浩
Chen-Hao Wang |
口試委員: |
陳貴賢
Kuei-Hsien Chen 林麗瓊 Li-Chyong Chen 吳紀聖 Jeffrey Chi-Sheng Wu 黃炳照 Bing-Joe Hwang |
學位類別: |
博士 Doctor |
系所名稱: |
工程學院 - 材料科學與工程系 Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
論文出版年: | 2014 |
畢業學年度: | 102 |
語文別: | 英文 |
論文頁數: | 116 |
中文關鍵詞: | 氧氣還原反應 、燃料電池 、非貴金屬觸媒 、維生素B12 、即時X光吸收光譜 、阻抗分析 |
外文關鍵詞: | Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), fuel cells, non-precious metal catalyst, Vitamin B12, in-situ XAS, impedance. |
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本研究利用熱處理天然材料維生素 B12 (pyrolyzed Vitamin B12) 作為非白金觸媒取代白金觸媒應用質子交換膜燃料電池陰極端之研究。在本研究中,探討不同溫度熱處理對觸媒結構以及氧氣還原活性的影響,發現在熱處理溫度為700°C時氧氣還原活性為最佳,其電子轉移數為3.90,而產生的過氧化氫也僅有5%,再其次分別為900°C、500°C、300°C,其電子轉移數分別為3.57、3.42以及3.02,其過氧化氫比例分別為21.5%、29.0%、49.0%。利用X光繞射、X光吸收光譜、 XPS等表面結構鑑定以及分析,可以得知經過高溫熱處理的B12中間金屬鈷的氧化數由原本的3+轉變成2+,配位數也由原本的6配位轉變成4配位,這是由於經過高溫後,八面體的立體結構被破壞,轉換成一個非對稱的平面結構,這樣的結構由於結構以及能量障礙較小,氧氣分子容易接近觸媒表面並進行氧氣還原反應,所以氧氣還原能力佳,電子轉移數高以及觸媒活性好,在更高溫時,由於部分結構被熱裂解,中間Co-N4的結構被破壞與自身結構所含的磷形成Co2P,導致氧氣還原能力下降。此觸媒優越的地方還因為熱處理後結構中具有高比例的quaternary N-type nitrogen以及poly-aromatic hydrocarbons,這兩種結構幫助電子的傳導使得氧氣還原反應迅速, 這些結構上的證明可由XPS、拉曼材料分析而得到。此外,電池的實際效能以及穩定性也是備受重視的,本研究利用維生素B12製備的陰極端觸媒應用在質子交換膜燃料電池上,其效能在0.5 V時可達370 mW cm-2,高於傳統的非白金觸媒CoTMPP/C以及Co/C作為陰極材料三倍以上,而穩定性測試也經過120小時不會減少,更加可以肯定此觸媒的優越性以及實用性。
除此之外,本研究還探討熱處理維生素B12氧氣還原反應機制,氧氣還原機制一直以來都是不確定,尤其是在非貴金屬觸媒中,因為結構複雜,因此分析起來也相對困難以及棘手。本研究利用即時同步輻射X吸收光譜搭配電化學儀器量測阻抗分析,可以清楚地得到熱處理的B12在進行氧氣還原時的機制以及現象,隨著反應電位的不同,阻抗分析的圖譜與X-ray吸收光譜也會隨著變化,加以證明氧氣如何與熱裂解的B12反應,這對往後非白金觸媒以及燃料電池的研究又更加邁向一大步。
In this study, pyrolyzed Vitamin B12, a material from nature, is used as a Pt-substitute catalyst in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) application. Here, non-precious metal catalysts using the pyrolyzed cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) supported by carbon blacks (py-B12/C) are investigated for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The optimal pyrolyzed temperature is 700°C, which shows an electron-transfer number of 3.90 and H2O2 yield of only 5% by using ring-rotating disk electrode technique. Other pyrolysis temperatures of 300°C (py-B12/C-300), 500°C (py-B12/C-500), and 900°C (py-B12/C-900) show that the electron-transfer numbers of py-B12/C-300, py-B12/C-500, and py-B12/C-900 are 3.02, 3.42, and 3.57, respectively. The H2O2 yield of 300°C (py-B12/C-300), 500°C (py-B12/C-500), and 900°C (py-B12/C-900), are 49.0%, 29.0% and 21.5%, respectively. Compared to pristine B12, the XRD patterns show the no obvious peaks for py-B12/C-300, py-B12/C-500 and py-B12/C-700, while py-B12/C-900 shows new peaks attributed to Co2P structure. The X-ray absorption spectra show that the Co oxidation state of py-B12-700 changed from Co (III) to Co (II), which indicates that the Co coordination number is changed from 6 to 4 during the pyrolysis. This suggests that py-B12-700 structure becomes a square-planar structure of Co-N4 chelate in the catalytic site. However, the Co-N4 chelate is decomposed with the increasing pyrolysis temperature to 900°C, leading to the loss of ORR activity. The ORR result of py-B12/C-700 shows high ORR activity because new structures are formed which are quaternary N-type nitrogen and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons after high temperature pyrolysis. For single cell test, the H2-O2 PEMFC that uses py-B12/C-700 in the cathode provides 370 mW cm-2 at 0.5 V, which yields the notably higher performance than py-CoTMPP/C and py-Co/C. High stability was maintained with no signs of decay after 120 hours of operation. The results reveal that pyrolyzed B12/C exhibits excellent activity and durability in the catalysis of the reduction of oxygen which is an important issue for the research of PEMFC.
Moreover, the in-situ XAS with impedance measurement is used to understand the mechanism of oxygen reduction reaction in this study. The method not only help us prove the mechanism of ORR in non-noble catalyst but also check the activity of the catalyst itself. In the analysis, the change of Co-N distance and impedance spectra are significant at various potential of reaction. The technique is very helpful in future researches of non-noble catalyst and fuel cells.
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