Platinum Porous Electrodes for Fuel Cells

Fuel cell energy bears the merits of renewability,
cleanness and high efficiency. Proton Exchange
Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is one of the most promising candidates as the power source in the near
future. A fine management of different transports
and electrochemical reactions in PEM fuel cells is
fundamental for the cell development, which is
established on a sound understanding of the
electrode structure and balance of protonic phase,
electronic phase and gas phase.

The scope of the work includes: Electrode components characterization:
permeability; particle size and atomic lattice;
surface area determination; morphology; oxidation
state of components and stability. Electrode composition investigation:
optimization on ionomer content and electrode
protonic conductivity. Interaction between electrode components Morphology of electrode surface and MEA
cross section.

The above efforts all contribute to a genuine
picture of a working PEM fuel cell catalyst layer.
These, in turn, enrich the knowledge of Three-Phase-
Boundary, provide efficient tool for the electrode
selection and eventually will contribute the
advancement of PEMFC technology.