Tree-like nitrogen-doped carbon support structure significantly boosts performance and durability of low-platinum loaded fuel cells

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1103817

"barriers to hydrogen-powered vehicles: platinum catalyst nearly 40% total system cost/ limited cell lifespan, overcome using multi-walled carbon nanotube conductive backbone/ ZIF-8-derived carbon as branches providing abundant sites for platinum group metals, enhancing corrosion resistance through high graphitization... low 0.1 mgPt/cm² platinum loading, 12.7% increased electrode peak power density, 30% reduced concentration loss, >25K hours stable operation, 50.8% of original performance after 5K cycles"

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