TIANYUAN XIE
Phone: (803) 447-6014
Email: xie7@email.sc.edu
R# 2C14, 301 Main Street,
Columbia, SC 29201
EDUCATION
Ph.D. candidate
From Aug 2010
University of South Carolina, Chemical Engineering
Thesis direction: Development of Ultra-low Pt Loading Hybrid Cathode
Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells
Advisor: Dr. Branko N. Popov
B. S.
Jun 2010
Dalian University of Technology, China
Major in Chemical Engineering and Intensive English
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Synthesis of Pt catalyst deposited on activated graphitic carbon (Pt/AGC)
2013
University of South Carolina, Columbia
 Synthesis of AGC using various activation and stabilization procedure
including high temperature pyrolysis
 Modified polyol method to obtain highly stable catalyst for PEMFC applications
Development of Highly Active Pt2Ni/CCC Alloy Catalyst for PEMFC 2012 to 2013
Center for Electrochemical Engineering, Columbia
 Carbon based composite catalyst (CCC) with active catalytic sites for the oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) is used as a catalyst support.
 Hybrid cathode catalyst (HCC) combines the contributions of active sites from the
CCC support and Pt-alloy catalyst.
Effect of platinum loading on catalyst performance in PEMFC
2011 to 2012
University of South Carolina, Columbia
 Utilization of the Pt surface area depends on the cathode Pt loading.
 The mass activity increases when the loading decreases due to increase of catalyst
utilization.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Tianyuan Xie, Taekeun Kim, Won Suk Jung, Kriston Akos Prabhu Ganesan and
Branko N. Popov, “Development of Highly Active Pt2Ni/CCC Catalyst for PEM Fuel
Cell,” ECS Transactions, 50 (2) (2013) 1615-1626.
2. Akos Kriston, Tianyuan Xie, Prabhu Ganesan, Branko N. Popov, “Effect of UltraLow Pt Loading on Mass Activity of PEM Fuel Cells,” J. Power Sources, 243 (2013)
958-963.
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3. Akos Kriston, Tianyuan Xie, David Gamliel, Prabhu Ganesan, Branko N. Popov,
“Effect of Pt Loading on Mass and Specific Activity in PEM Fuel Cells,” J.
Electrochem. Soc., 160 (2013) F406-F412.
4. Branko N. Popov, Tianyuan Xie, Taekeun Kim, Won-suk Jung, Akos Kriston, Brian
Murphy and Prabhu Ganesan, “Development of Ultra-Low Pt Alloy Cathode Catalyst
for PEM Fuel Cells,” ECS Transactions, 50 (2) (2013) 773-785.
5. Taekeun Kim, Won Suk Jung, Tianyuan Xie, Akos Kriston, Prabhu Ganesan, David
Gamliel, Brian Murphy and Branko N. Popov, “Development of Hybrid Cathode
Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells,” ECS Transactions, 50 (2) (2013) 1875-1885.
6. Akos Kriston, Tianyuan Xie, Taekeun Kim, Won Suk Jung, David Gamliel, Brian
Murphy Prabhu Ganesan, Branko N. Popov, “Analyzing the effect of Ultra-Low Pt
Loading on Mass and Specific Activity of PEM Fuel Cells,” ECS Transactions, 50,
(2013) 1427-1438.
7. Branko N. Popov, Tianyuan Xie, Taekeun Kim, Won-suk Jung, Joseph C. Rotchford,
Akos Kriston, Hansung Kim and Prabhu Ganesan, “Development of Ultra-Low Pt
Alloy Cathode Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells,” ECS Transactions, 58 (2013) 761-778.
8. Akos Kriston, Tianyuan Xie, Branko N. Popov, “Impact of Ultra-low Platinum
loading on Mass Activity and Mass Transport in H2-Oxygen and H2-Air PEM Fuel
Cells,” Electrochim. Acta, 121 (2014) 116-127.
9. T. Kim, T. Xie, W.S. Jung, F. Gadala-Maria, P. Ganesan, B.N. Popov, “Development
of Catalytically Active and Highly Stable Catalyst Supports for Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane Fuel Cells,” J. Power Sources, 273, (2015) 761-774.
10. T. Xie, W.S. Jung, T. Kim, P. Ganesan, B.N. Popov, “Development of Highly Active
and Durable Hybrid Cathode Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 161 (2014) F1489-F1501.
PRESENTATIONS
224th ECS meeting, Oct 2013
“Development of Ultra-Low Loading Pt Hybrid Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells”
222nd ECS meeting, Oct 2012
“Development of Highly Active Pt2Ni/CCC Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cell”
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Material Synthesis
Physical and Electrochemical Property Characterization
XRD, BET, CV, TEM
Rotating Ring Disc Electrode (RRDE) experiment,
MEA Fabrication and Fuel Cell testing
HONORS AND AWARDS
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Travel Grant Award
To award graduate students with travel to conferences to make presentations
2013
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Student Member, Electrochemical Society
2012-present
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