Towards comprehensive understanding of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells using high energy X-rays

Autor: Frédéric Maillard, Tim Wiegmann, Olaf M. Magnussen, Jakub Drnec, Laetitia Dubau, Isaac Martens, Raphaël Chattot, Timo Fuchs
Přispěvatelé: European Synchroton Radiation Facility [Grenoble] (ESRF), Electrochimie Interfaciale et Procédés (EIP), Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces (LEPMI), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik [Kiel] (IEAP), Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU), ANR-19-ENER-0008,BRIDGE,Vers l'intégration de catalyseurs performants dans des électrodes de pile à combustible efficaces(2019), ANR-10-LABX-0044,CEMAM,Center of Excellence in Multifunctional Architectured Materials(2010)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: JPhys Energy
JPhys Energy, IOP publishing, 2021, 3, pp.031003. ⟨10.1088/2515-7655/abf43d⟩
'Journal of Physics: Energy ', vol: 3, pages: 031003-1-031003-12 (2021)
ISSN: 2515-7655
DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/abf43d⟩
Popis: For a future hydrogen economy, the development of cost effective energy conversion devices is a key issue. In this perspective, we discuss the use of high energy x-rays for obtaining comprehensive insights into the complex processes which occur inside such devices, focusing on proton exchange membrane fuel cells. This probe enables structural characterisation under operating conditions on all relevant length scales, from the atomic-scale interfaces to complete stacks. This opens up possibilities to go beyond characterisation of the isolated components, towards an understanding of their interactions in the full system which determine the power output, efficiency and degradation pathways in operational devices.
Databáze: OpenAIRE