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The comparative study of electrocatalysts synthesized by chemical reduction and pulsed magnetron-ion sputtering for polymer electrolyte membrane electrochemical systems are presented. Various carbon nanomaterials were used as supports of Pt nanoparticles: carbon black, nanotubes, nanofibers and reduced graphene oxide. The electrochemical studies of the obtained electrocatalysts as well as their testing in the fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly were carried out. The influence of supports morphology and the deposition approach of Pt nanoparticles on the electrochemically active surface area and activity of electrocatalysts, as well as the prospects of the magnetron-ion sputtering approach for electrocatalysts synthesis were studied and discussed.

This publication provides a brief overview of the materials of developments in promising areas of hydrogen energy and hydrogen technologies carried out by scientists and specialists at the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", in particular: - plasma, plasma-chemical, beam technologies, hydrogen energy technologies to ensure environmental safety and environmental protection, including:methods and technologies based on plasma-chemical processes for the processing and synthesis of organic compounds, modeling of plasma and plasma-chemical processes;development of plasma-melt technologies for gasification of solid organic raw materials, • development of a plasmatron complex for waste processing;elements of hydrogen (atomic-hydrogen) energy, including plasma ones, which ensure an increase in energy efficiency and environmental safety in energy (including renewable energy) in transport; • plasma catalytic systems for the conversion of organic fuels;fuel cells and electrolytic cells with solid polymer electrolyte; • membrane and membrane catalytic systems for hydrogen production and purification;nanostructured electrocatalysts;ensuring hydrogen safety.The Kurchatov Institute is the founder and undisputed leader and coordinator of research and development in our country in a number of key areas of hydrogen energy.

The optimization of the structure and composition of the oxygen electrode catalytic layer in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) unitized regenerative fuel cell (URFC) is described. The theoretical model described the transfer processes in catalytic layer is modified which allows to consider the Pt and Ir content influence on the catalytic layer performance at different URFC operating modes. The model calculations are verified through the URFCcell testing.