Deconvoluting charge-transfer, mass transfer, and ohmic resistances in phosphonic acid–sulfonic acid ionomer binders used in electrochemical hydrogen pumps

Arunagiri, Karthik; Wong, Andrew Jark-Wah; Briceno-Mena, Luis; Elsayed, Hania Gaber Hassan; Romagnoli, José A.; Janik, Michael J.; Arges, Christopher G.

doi:10.1039/d3ee01776a

Deconvoluting charge-transfer, mass transfer, and ohmic resistances in phosphonic acid–sulfonic acid ionomer binders used in electrochemical hydrogen pumps

Journal Article · Tue Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee01776a· OSTI ID:2203658

^[1]; Wong, Andrew Jark-Wah ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[2]; Romagnoli, José A. ^[3]; Janik, Michael J. ^[2]; ^[2]

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States); Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (United States)

Ion-pair high-temperature polymer electrolyte membranes (HT-PEMs) paired with phosphonic acid ionomer electrode binders have substantially improved the performance of HT-PEM electrochemical hydrogen pumps (EHPs) and fuel cells. Here, blending poly(pentafluorstyrene-co-tetrafluorostyrene phosphonic acid) (PTFSPA) with Nafion™, and using this blend as an electrode binder, improved proton conductivity in the electrode layer resulting in a 2 W cm^–2 peak power density of fuel cells at 240 °C (a HT-PEM fuel cell record). However, much is unknown about how phosphonic acid ionomers blended with perfluorosulfonic acid materials affect electrode kinetics and gas transport in porous electrodes. In this work, we studied the proton conductivity, electrode kinetics, and gas transport resistances of 3 types of phosphonic acid ionomers, poly(vinyl phosphonic acid), poly(vinyl benzyl phosphonic acid), and PTFSPA by themselves and when blended with Aquivion® (a perfluorosulfonic acid material).

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Research Organization:: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0009101

OSTI ID:: 2203658

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2203754

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 16; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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