A review of membranes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Transport phenomena, performance and durability

M Pan, C Pan, C Li, J Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane is one of the most important components in proton exchange membrane fuel
cells (PEMFCs), which determines the transport phenomena, performance, and durability …

New insights into perfluorinated sulfonic-acid ionomers

A Kusoglu, AZ Weber - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
In this comprehensive review, recent progress and developments on perfluorinated sulfonic-
acid (PFSA) membranes have been summarized on many key topics. Although quite well …

Polysulfide-based redox flow batteries with long life and low levelized cost enabled by charge-reinforced ion-selective membranes

Z Li, YC Lu - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
Polysulfide is one of the most promising aqueous redox chemistries for grid storage owing to
its inherent safety, high energy and low cost. However, its poor cycle life resulting from …

A review of PEM fuel cell durability: materials degradation, local heterogeneities of aging and possible mitigation strategies

L Dubau, L Castanheira, F Maillard… - Wiley …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Through a tight collaboration between chemical engineers, polymer scientists, and
electrochemists, we address the degradation mechanisms of membrane electrode …

Polymer electrolyte membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries: fundamentals and applications

X Shi, OC Esan, X Huo, Y Ma, Z Pan, L An… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrochemical energy storage systems are considered as one of the most viable solutions
to realize large-scale utilization of renewable energy. Among the various electrochemical …

Structural and transport properties of ultrathin perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer film in proton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst layer: A review

X Yan, Z Xu, S Yuan, A Han, Y Shen, X Cheng… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the properties of perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membranes (10–100 s μm thick) in
proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been well studied for decades, the …

Nanostructure/swelling relationships of bulk and thin‐film PFSA ionomers

A Kusoglu, TJ Dursch, AZ Weber - Advanced Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Perfluorinated sulfonic acid (PFSA) ionomers are the most widely used solid electrolyte in
electrochemical technologies due to their remarkable ionic conductivity with simultanous …

Structure/property relationship of Nafion XL composite membranes

S Shi, AZ Weber, A Kusoglu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Perfluorosulfonic-acid (PFSA) ionomer membranes (most commonly Nafion®) are currently
the prototypical proton-exchange-membrane in polymer-electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs), for …

Activation mechanisms in the catalyst coated membrane of PEM fuel cells

K Christmann, KA Friedrich, N Zamel - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are a promising technology for automotive
applications. To achieve the cost versus durability required for the commercialization of this …

[HTML][HTML] Proton exchange membranes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells: An analysis of perfluorosulfonic acid and aromatic hydrocarbon ionomers

PA García-Salaberri - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2023 - Elsevier
The design of proton-exchange membranes (PEMs) for high-performance, durable fuel cells
and related electrochemical devices requires a delicate balance between high ion …