Analysis of the spatially distributed performance degradation of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack
| Autor: | Dirk Henkensmeier, Min Kyung Cho, Yi Young Kim, Jonghee Han, Dae Nyung Lee, EunAe Cho, Jong Hyun Jang, Sehkyu Park, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Tae Hoon Lim, Yung-Eun Sung, Sung Jong Yoo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Materials science
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Analytical chemistry Energy Engineering and Power Technology Proton exchange membrane fuel cell Electrolyte Active surface Condensed Matter Physics Fuel Technology Membrane Chemical engineering Electrode Cyclic voltammetry Polarization (electrochemistry) Environmental scanning electron microscope |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 39:16548-16555 |
| ISSN: | 0360-3199 |
| Popis: | Herein we report the spatially uneven degradation of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack operated under load variation. Fifteen sub-membrane electrode assemblies (sub-MEAs) at various cell positions and various points within each cell were obtained from the original MEAs employed in the fuel cell stack. Polarization curves and the voltammetric charge of these MEAs were measured in order to correlate localized performances with the redistributed electrochemically active surface on Pt using the polarization technique and cyclic voltammetry. Several ex situ characterizations including electron probe microanalysis, environmental scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction were also performed to find evidence, supporting the inhomogeneous degradation of the fuel cell stack. Possible routes and processes for the non-uniform stack degradation during the PEMFC stack operation will also be discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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