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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 52, Issue 11, Pages 3714-3718Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2006.10.053
Keywords
direct methanol fuel cells; hot-pressed MEA; catalyst-coated membrane (CCM); fabrication method
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The effect of the fabrication methods of the conventional hot-pressed membrane-electrode-assembly (hot-pressed MEA) and catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) on the utilization efficiency of Pt electrocatalysts, methanol crossover and performance of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) is studied under the condition of the same Pt electrocatalysts loading. Cyclic voltammetric and electrochemical impedance studies showed that the cell with CCM exhibited significantly higher electrochemical surface area and lower electrode polarization resistance for the methanol oxidation reaction, in comparison to that with the hot-pressed MEA. Compared with the hot-pressed MEA, the methanol crossover of the cell with CCM is decreased by 55% and the power density of DMFC is enhanced by 36%. The improvement of the DMFCs with CCM is probably due to the significantly higher electrochemical reaction sites and the increased three-phase boundaries through the reduction in the loss of the Pt electrocatalysts in the gas diffusion layers and enhanced electrode/membrane interface. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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