Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
192040 Electrochimica Acta 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) were prepared using PtRu black and 60 wt.% carbon-supported platinum (Pt/C) as their anode and cathode catalysts, respectively. The cathode catalyst layers were fabricated using various amounts of Pt (0.5 mg cm−2, 1.0 mg cm−2, 2.0 mg cm−2, and 3.0 mg cm−2). To study the effect of carbon support on performance, a MEA in which Pt black was used as the cathode catalyst was fabricated. In addition, the effect of methanol crossover on the Pt/C on the cathode side of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) was investigated. The performance of the single cell that used Pt/C as the cathode catalyst was higher than single cell that used Pt black and this result was pronounced when highly concentrated methanol (above 2.0 M) was used as the fuel.

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