Ionomer degradation in catalyst layers of anion exchange membrane fuel cells

Li, Qihao; Hu, Meixue; Ge, Chuangxin; Yang, Yao; Xiao, Li; Zhuang, Lin; Abruña, Héctor D.

doi:10.1039/D3SC03649A

Title: Ionomer degradation in catalyst layers of anion exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal Article · Wed Oct 04 00:00:00 UTC 2023 · Chemical Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC03649A · OSTI ID:1999935

^[1]; Hu, Meixue ^[2]; Ge, Chuangxin ^[2]; Yang, Yao ^[3]; Xiao, Li ^[2]; Zhuang, Lin ^[2];

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Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China
Department of Chemistry, Miller Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA

The cation degradation of ionomers in the catalyst layer in anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) was found to be much more severe than that of the membrane, addressing the effect of electrochemical environments on cation degradation.

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Research Organization:: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019445

OSTI ID:: 1999935

Journal Information:: Chemical Science, Journal Name: Chemical Science Journal Issue: 38 Vol. 14; ISSN 2041-6520; ISSN CSHCBM

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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