کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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192307 | 459738 | 2008 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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To study the effects of fabrication methods on the durability of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), membrane-electrode assemblies (MEAs) were fabricated using a conventional method, a catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) method, and a CCM-hot pressed method. Single cells assembled with the prepared MEAs were operated galvanostatically at 600 mA cm−2 for 1000 h for the conventional MEA and the CCM MEA and for 500 h for the CCM-hot pressed MEA. During operation, i–V curves, impedance spectra, and cyclic voltammograms were measured roughly every 100 h. Before and after long-term operation, the physical and chemical characteristics of the MEAs were analyzed using mercury porosimetry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), and Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Under the operating conditions, the CCM MEA exhibited the lowest degradation rate as well as the highest initial performance.
Journal: Electrochimica Acta - Volume 53, Issue 16, 30 June 2008, Pages 5434–5441