Hubert A. Gasteiger
Electrocatalysis
Our electrocatalyst research activities focus on the development of catalytic materials for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells and PEM water electrolyzers. Some of these activities include the development of industrially relevant synthesis routes for the preparation of highly active and stable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for PEM fuel cells (PEMFCs) based on carbon-supported PtxY-alloy nanoparticles. Our group has also developed one of the most active bimetallic core-shell catalysts for the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) for application in PEMFC anodes, composed of nanometer-sized ruthenium particles covered by several monolayers of platinum. In order to mitigate the corrosion of the carbon supports used for cathode catalysts during transient operation of PEMFCs, selective Pt/TiOx catalysts are developed that are active for the HOR and extremely poor for the ORR.
Key publications:
Nickel, Manganese, and Cobalt Dissolution from Ni-Rich NMC and Their Effects on NMC622‑Graphite Cells, R. Jung, F. Linsenmann, R. Thomas, J. Wandt, S. Solchenbach, F. Maglia, C. Stinner, M. Tromp, H. A. Gasteiger, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2019, 166, A378–A389.
Singlet oxygen evolution from layered transition metal oxide cathode materials and its implications for lithium-ion batteries, J. Wandt, A. T. S. Freiberg, A. Ogrodnik, H. A. Gasteiger, Mater. Today 2018, 21, 825–833.
Activity and Stability of Carbon Supported PtxY Alloys for the ORR Determined by RDE and Single-Cell PEMFC Measurements, J. N. Schwämmlein, G. S. Harzer, P. Pfändner, A. Blankenship, H. A. El-Sayed, H. A. Gasteiger, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2018, 165, J3173–J3185.
Analysis of Voltage Losses in PEM Water Electrolyzers with Low Platinum Group Metal Loadings, M. Bernt, A. Siebel, H. A. Gasteiger, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2018, 165, F305–F314.
The Key to High Performance Low Pt Loaded Electrodes, A. Orfanidi, P. Madkikar, H. A. El-Sayed, G. S. Harzer, T. Kratky, H. A. Gasteiger, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2017, 164, F418–F426.