Ionomer content in the catalyst layer of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC): Effects on diffusion and performance
| Autor: | Akira Endou, Ryuji Miura, Ryo Nagumo, Hideyuki Tsuboi, Nozomu Hatakeyama, Ai Suzuki, Hiromitsu Takaba, Tatsuya Hattori, Unal Sen, Akira Miyamoto, Mark C. Williams |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sen, Unal -- 0000-0003-3736-5049, [Suzuki, Ai -- Nagumo, Ryo -- Williams, Mark C. -- Miyamoto, Akira] Tohoku Univ, New Ind Creat Hatchery Ctr, Sendai, Miyagi 9808579, Japan -- [Sen, Unal -- Hattori, Tatsuya -- Miura, Ryuji -- Tsuboi, Hideyuki -- Hatakeyama, Nozomu -- Endou, Akira -- Takaba, Hiromitsu -- Miyamoto, Akira] Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Sendai, Miyagi 9808579, Japan -- [Sen, Unal] Nigde Univ, Dept Mech Engn, TR-51240 Nigde, Turkey, 0-Belirlenecek |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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chemistry.chemical_classification
Materials science Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Analytical chemistry Percolation Energy Engineering and Power Technology chemistry.chemical_element Proton exchange membrane fuel cell Electrolyte Polymer Effective Knudsen diffusion Ionomer content Condensed Matter Physics Electrochemistry chemistry.chemical_compound Fuel Technology Knudsen diffusion Chemical engineering chemistry Catalyst layer model Platinum Polarization (electrochemistry) Ionomer |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 36:2221-2229 |
| ISSN: | 0360-3199 |
| Popis: | WOS: 000288825800039 The percolating paths of the carbons and electrolytes in a cathode catalyst layer (CCL) could be successfully visualized in three-dimensions in order to investigate both the electronic and ionic connectivity by modeling a three-dimensional (3-D), meso-scale CCL of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The effective Knudsen diffusion coefficients could also be obtained by computing pore tortuosity values. Electrochemical simulation studies were carried out by feeding air at 70 degrees C. Low platinum (Pt) loading (0.1 mg cm(-2)) catalysts with ionomer contents ranging from 14 to 50% were studied. The performance of a PEMFC electrode was affected by the ionomer content which is optimal at about 33%. In this case, both electronic and ionic connectivity produced the broadest active surface area of the Pt catalyst. The polarization drop tendency was in good agreement with the experiment, and this percolation study could successfully explain the existence of an optimum amount of ionomer. (C) 2010 Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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