In situ S-K XANES study of polymer electrolyte fuel cells: changes in the chemical states of sulfonic groups depending on humidity
| Autor: | Masaaki Yoshida, Hiroshi Kondoh, Kazuhisa Isegawa, Shinji Jomori, Tetsuo Nagami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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inorganic chemicals
chemistry.chemical_classification Hydrogen Inorganic chemistry General Physics and Astronomy chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology Sulfonic acid 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Sulfur XANES 0104 chemical sciences Catalysis chemistry.chemical_compound Chemical state Sulfonate chemistry Nafion Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP. 18(36) |
| ISSN: | 1463-9084 |
| Popis: | Changes in the chemical states of sulfonic groups of Nafion in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) under gas-flowing conditions were studied using in situ S-K XANES spectroscopy. The applied potential to the electrodes and the humidity of the cell were changed under flowing H2 gas in the anode and He gas in the cathode. While the potential shows no significant effect on the S-K XANES spectra, the humidity is found to induce reversible changes in the spectra. Comparison of the spectral changes with simulations based on the density functional theory calculations indicates that the humidity influences the chemical state of the sulfonic group; under wet conditions the sulfonic group is in the form of a sulfonate ion. By drying treatment the sulfonate ion binds to hydrogen and becomes sulfonic acid. Furthermore, a small fraction of the sulfonic acid irreversibly decomposes to atomic sulfur. The peak energy of the atomic sulfur suggests that the generated atomic sulfur is adsorbed on the Pt catalyst surfaces. |
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