A comparative study of CCM and hot-pressed MEAs for PEM fuel cells
A comparative study of CCM and hot-pressed MEAs for PEM fuel cells
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.03.062
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发表时间:
2007-06-30
影响因子:
9.2
通讯作者:
Pan, Mu
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作者:
Tang, Haolin;Wang, Shenlong;Pan, Mu
A comparative investigation was performed on PEM fuel cells made with conventional hot-pressed MEAs and catalyst-coated membranes (CCM) under identical conditions of Pt electrolcatalyst loadings. The results showed that cells with a CCM exhibit significantly higher electrochemical performance and power density than those prepared with conventional hot-pressed MEAs. Cyclic voltammetric and impedance studies showed that the MEAs prepared by the CCM method have a higher electrochemical surface area, low cell ohmic resistance and low charge transfer resistance as compared to those prepared with hot-pressed MEAs and the same Pt loading. The results demonstrate that a CCM can enhance the utilization efficiency and improve the catalyst layer and membrane interface of PEM fuel cells. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.