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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
卷 11, 期 3, 页码 551-558出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c8ee00122g
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- US DOE Early Career Program [DE-SC0010531]
- U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC36-08GO28308]
- Department of Energy [DE_AI01-01EE50660]
- UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC grant) [EP/M014371/1]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/M014371/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/M014371/1] Funding Source: UKRI
A majority of anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) reported in the literature have been unable to achieve high current or power. A recently proposed theory is that the achievable current is largely limited by poorly balanced water during cell operation. In this work, we present convincing experimental results - coupling operando electrochemical measurements and neutron imaging - supporting this theory and allowing the amount and distribution of water, and its impact on AEMFC performance, to be quantified for the first time. We also create new electrode compositions by systematically manipulating the ionomer and carbon content in the anode catalyst layer, which allowed us to alleviate the mass transport behavior limitations of H-2/O-2 AEMFCs and achieve a new record-setting peak power density of 1.9 W cm(-2) - a step-change to existing literature. Our efforts cast a new light on the design and optimization of AEMFCs - potentially changing the way that AEMFCs are constructed and operated.
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