Oxygen evolution catalysts for reversal tolerant PEM FC anodes

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Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation (AFCC Inc.), located in Burnaby, BC, is a world-leader in the developmentand commercialization of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cells for transportationapplications involving partners such as Daimler and Ford. Development of highly-active and durable catalystsis of great interest to AFCC in order to meet the commercialization targets. The present Engage Plus proposalstems from and is the continuation of the successful collaboration between the applicant and AFCC, funded byNSERC Engage. The Engage collaboration revealed new phenomena related to the stability of oxygenevolution reaction (OER) catalysts in the anode environment of PEM fuel cells. The goal of the Engage Plusapplication is to deepen the scientific understanding of the OER catalyst behavior and to develop active andstable OER catalysts working in concert with the the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts, to improvethe reversal tolerance of PEM fuel cell anodes. This work is important in to support the growth of aworld-leading Canadian clean energy technology company, while also providing excellent training opportunityfor highly qualified personal (HQP). The HQP trained in this project is exposed to a vibrant industrialcollaboration gaining valuable expertise in the fields of applied electrocatalysis, electrochemical science andsurface science characterization of catalysts and fuel cell testing.