Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 182, Issue 1, Pages 100-105Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.03.065
Keywords
comb-shaped copolymer; polyelectrolyte membrane; current density; MEA; proton conductivity; fuel cell
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The fuel cell performance (DMFC and H-2/air) of highly fluorinated comb-shaped copolymer is reported. The initial performance of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) fabricated from comb-shaped copolymer containing a side-chain weight fraction of 22% are compared with those derived from Nafion and sulfonated polysulfone (BPSH-35) under DMFC conditions. The low water uptake of comb copolymer enabled an increase in proton exchange site concentrations in the hydrated polymer, which is a desirable membrane property for DMFC application. The comb-shaped copolymer architecture induces phase separated morphology between the hydrophobic fluoroaromatic backbone and the polysulfonic acid side chains. The initial performance of the MEAs using BPSH-35 and Comb 22 copolymer were comparable and higher than that of the Nafion MEA at all methanol concentrations. For example, the power density of the MEA using Comb 22 copolymer at 350 mA cm(-2) and 0.5 M methanol was 145 mW cm(-2), whereas the power densities of MEAs using BPSH-35 were 136 mW cm(-2). The power density of the MEA using Comb 22 copolymer at 350 mA cm(-2) and 2.0 M methanol was 144.5 mWcm(-2), whereas the power densities of MEAs using BPSH-35 were 143 mWcm(-2). (0 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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