Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation

R Borup, J Meyers, B Pivovar, YS Kim… - Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells have the potential to alleviate major
problems associated with the production and consumption of energy. Fuel cells operate as …

A review of PEM fuel cell durability: Degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies

J Wu, XZ Yuan, JJ Martin, H Wang, J Zhang… - Journal of Power …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper reviews publications in the literature on performance degradation of and
mitigation strategies for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Durability is one of …

Understanding and approaches for the durability issues of Pt-based catalysts for PEM fuel cell

Y Shao, G Yin, Y Gao - Journal of Power Sources, 2007 - Elsevier
The state-of-art understanding of durability issues (the degradation reasons and
mechanisms, the influence of working conditions, etc.) of Pt-based catalysts for proton …

Fuel cell perfluorinated sulfonic acid membrane degradation correlating accelerated stress testing and lifetime

MP Rodgers, LJ Bonville, HR Kunz, DK Slattery… - Chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Cost, durability, performance, reliability, efficiency, and size are some of the requirements
that must be met before proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells can be used more …

Radical (HO•, H• and HOO•) formation and ionomer degradation in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

L Gubler, SM Dockheer… - Journal of The …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Formation of radicals, such as HO•, H• and HOO•, in the membrane of the polymer
electrolyte fuel cell and their attack on perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid (PFSA) and poly …

Diagnostic tools in PEM fuel cell research: Part I Electrochemical techniques

J Wu, XZ Yuan, H Wang, M Blanco, JJ Martin… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
To meet the power density, reliability, and cost requirements that will enable a widespread
use of fuel cells, many research activities focus on an understanding of the thermodynamics …

A degradation study of Nafion proton exchange membrane of PEM fuel cells

H Tang, S Peikang, F Wang, M Pan - Journal of Power Sources, 2007 - Elsevier
The durability and degradation behavior of the Nafion NR111 proton exchange membranes
(PEMs) is investigated in detail under various mechanical, chemical and polarization …

Prognostics and Health Management of PEMFC–State of the art and remaining challenges

M Jouin, R Gouriveau, D Hissel, MC Péra… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Fuel Cell systems (FC) represent a promising alternative energy source. However, even if
this technology is close to being competitive, it is not ready for large scale industrial …

Membrane degradation during combined chemical and mechanical accelerated stress testing of polymer electrolyte fuel cells

C Lim, L Ghassemzadeh, F Van Hove… - Journal of Power …, 2014 - Elsevier
A cyclic open circuit voltage (COCV) accelerated stress test (AST) is designed to screen the
simultaneous effect of chemical and mechanical membrane degradation in polymer …

Proton exchange membranes for fuel cell applications

SJ Hamrock, MA Yandrasits - Journal of Macromolecular Science …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents an overview of the key requirements for the proton exchange
membranes (PEM) used in fuel cell applications, along with a description of the membrane …