Mesoscopic modeling of transport resistances in a polymer-electrolyte fuel-cell catalyst layer: Analysis of hydrogen limiting currents

Mu, Yu-Tong; Weber, Adam Z.; Gu, Zhao-Lin; Tao, Wen-Quan

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113895

Title: Mesoscopic modeling of transport resistances in a polymer-electrolyte fuel-cell catalyst layer: Analysis of hydrogen limiting currents

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Mu, Yu-Tong ^[1]; Weber, Adam Z. ^[2]; Gu, Zhao-Lin ^[1]; Tao, Wen-Quan ^[3]

Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Saanxi (China)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Shaanxi (China). Key Lab. of Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Science of MOE

Publication Date:: Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2019

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Fuel Cell Technologies Program; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1713218

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1692246

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; 51806170; 2017M620450

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Applied Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 255; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-2619

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE; PEFC; Local transport resistance; Low-loaded platinum; Catalyst layer; Lattice Boltzmann method

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                    Mu, Yu-Tong, Weber, Adam Z., Gu, Zhao-Lin, and Tao, Wen-Quan. Mesoscopic modeling of transport resistances in a polymer-electrolyte fuel-cell catalyst layer: Analysis of hydrogen limiting currents.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Mu, Yu-Tong, Weber, Adam Z., Gu, Zhao-Lin, & Tao, Wen-Quan. Mesoscopic modeling of transport resistances in a polymer-electrolyte fuel-cell catalyst layer: Analysis of hydrogen limiting currents.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113895

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"Mesoscopic modeling of transport resistances in a polymer-electrolyte fuel-cell catalyst layer: Analysis of hydrogen limiting currents".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113895.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1713218.

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