Platinum in fuel cells lasts longer with nitrogen-enhanced graphene wrapper

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 08 Oct, 13:20 UTC

Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have developed a durable fuel-cell catalyst by wrapping platinum nanoparticles in nitrogen-containing graphene and placing them on carbon nanotubes. This design retained 96.9% of its active surface after 30,000 durability cycles, pointing towards fuel…