Effect of Nafion® gradient in dual catalyst layer on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

K. H. Kim; H. J. Kim; K. Y. Lee; J. H. Jang; S. Y. Lee; E. Cho; I. H. Oh; T. H. Lim

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.03.015

Effect of Nafion^® gradient in dual catalyst layer on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

K. H. Kim, H. J. Kim, K. Y. Lee, J. H. Jang, S. Y. Lee, E. Cho, I. H. Oh, T. H. Lim

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Abstract

The role of Nafion^® binder in the electrodes was evaluated by changing its content for the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) fabrication. In the study, we prepared MEAs that have two different compositions of catalyst layers in electrodes. One layer which is close to the electrolyte membrane has the higher Nafion^® content. The other which is near the gas diffusion media (GDM) has the lower one. Also, we changed the thickness of two layers to find the ideal composition of the binder and Pt/C in the electrode. The dual catalyst layer coated MEA showed higher cell performance at high current density region than the pristine MEA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2783-2789
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	33
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.03.015
Publication status	Published - 2008 Jun

Keywords

Dual catalyst layer
Electrode
Membrane electrode assembly (MEA)
Nafion gradient
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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