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Modified catalyst layer interfaces for higher utilization and improved operational flexibility of low loading polymer electrolyte fuel cell catalyst layers Daniel, Lius
Abstract
Featuring low operational temperature and high-power density, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have become the most researched and used fuel cell for the emerging automotive applications. To further promote the competitiveness of the fuel cell, improvement in operational flexibility to enable fuel cell to maintain its performance under various conditions is critical. The approach taken here was to modify the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) structure, particularly the interfaces of the cathode catalyst layer. Two interfaces were studied and modified, namely the membrane | cathode catalyst layer (CCL) and the CCL | microporous layer (MPL) interfaces. Firstly, the interface of the membrane and CCL was modified by addition of a thin, dense Pt layer in the membrane subsurface (
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Modified catalyst layer interfaces for higher utilization and improved operational flexibility of low loading polymer electrolyte fuel cell catalyst layers
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University of British Columbia
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2020
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Featuring low operational temperature and high-power density, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have become the most researched and used fuel cell for the emerging automotive applications. To further promote the competitiveness of the fuel cell, improvement in operational flexibility to enable fuel cell to maintain its performance under various conditions is critical. The approach taken here was to modify the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) structure, particularly the interfaces of the cathode catalyst layer. Two interfaces were studied and modified, namely the membrane | cathode catalyst layer (CCL) and the CCL | microporous layer (MPL) interfaces.
Firstly, the interface of the membrane and CCL was modified by addition of a thin, dense Pt layer in the membrane subsurface (
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eng
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2020-10-24
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0394807
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University of British Columbia
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2020-11
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Graduate
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International