Engineering catalyst layers for next‐generation polymer electrolyte fuel cells: a review of design, materials, and methods

TAM Suter, K Smith, J Hack, L Rasha… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) are a promising replacement for the fossil fuel–
dependent automotive and energy sectors. They have become increasingly commercialized …

Research progress of catalyst layer and interlayer interface structures in membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) …

M Chen, C Zhao, F Sun, J Fan, H Li, H Wang - ETransportation, 2020 - Elsevier
Stricter requirements for MEA structure have to be met in order to realize the rapid
commercialization and marketization of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) …

Hydrogen production with seawater-resilient bipolar membrane electrolyzers

DH Marin, JT Perryman, MKA Hubert, GA Lindquist… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Generation of H 2 and O 2 from untreated water sources represents a promising alternative
to ultrapure water required in contemporary proton exchange membrane-based electrolysis …

Platinum-group-metal catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: From catalyst design to electrode structure optimization

J Hou, M Yang, C Ke, G Wei, C Priest, Z Qiao, G Wu… - EnergyChem, 2020 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have attracted significant attention in the
past three decades as a very promising power source for transportation applications. After …

The controllable design of catalyst inks to enhance PEMFC performance: a review

Y Guo, F Pan, W Chen, Z Ding, D Yang, B Li… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2021 - Springer
Typical catalyst inks in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are composed of a
catalyst, its support, an ionomer and a solvent and are used with solution processing …

Elucidating the Roles of Nafion/Solvent Formulations in Copper-Catalyzed CO2 Electrolysis

P Ding, H An, P Zellner, T Guan, J Gao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nafion ionomer, composed of hydrophobic perfluorocarbon backbones and hydrophilic
sulfonic acid side chains, is the most widely used additive for preparing catalyst layers (CLs) …

Unraveling the core of fuel cell performance: engineering the ionomer/catalyst interface

C Li, K Yu, A Bird, F Guo, J Ilavsky, Y Liu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The biggest obstacle to the widespread implementation of polymer electrolyte membrane
fuel cells (PEMFCs) is their cost, primarily due to the use of platinum catalysts. The high …

Dictating Pt-based electrocatalyst performance in polymer electrolyte fuel cells, from formulation to application

T Van Cleve, S Khandavalli, A Chowdhury… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In situ electrochemical diagnostics designed to probe ionomer interactions with platinum
and carbon were applied to relate ionomer coverage and conformation, gleaned from anion …

Understanding multi-ion transport mechanisms in bipolar membranes

JC Bui, I Digdaya, C Xiang, AT Bell… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bipolar membranes (BPMs) have the potential to become critical components in
electrochemical devices for a variety of electrolysis and electrosynthesis applications …

A review of functions, attributes, properties and measurements for the quality control of proton exchange membrane fuel cell components

XZ Yuan, C Nayoze-Coynel, N Shaigan, D Fisher… - Journal of Power …, 2021 - Elsevier
Quality control (QC) is an essential part of fuel cell technology industrialization, providing
means to reduce cost of components, enhancing the reliability of the final product, and …