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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 55, Issue 9, Pages 3404-3408Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.12.073
Keywords
Alkaline fuel cell; Anion-exchange membrane; Anion-exchange ionomer; Membrane electrode assembly; KOH free
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Alkaline membrane electrode assemblies (ME:As) were fabricated and tested in 5 cm(2) single cell configuration. The fuel cell tests were preformed in the absence of any liquid electrolyte, such as KOH. This study shows fuel cell polarization curves for alkaline membrane fuel cell (AMFC) systems that were fabricated with novel anion-exchange ionomers. A comparison of two novel anion-exchange ionomers incorporated into the catalyst ink was achieved by comparing the performance under H-2/O-2 and H-2/air operating conditions. The results presented here indicate that the chemical and physical properties of the recast anion-exchange ionomer that is utilized in AMFC catalyst layers directly influence the obtainable fuel cell performance. It is shown that ionomer materials that are less prone to swelling from hydration and tend to pack closely together in the solid state will result in stronger catalyst-ionomer interfacial interactions. The O-2 transport properties in alkaline MEA cathodes are influenced by the resulting void volume of the electrode as defined by the structure and packing arrangement of the recast ionomer molecules. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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