Microscopic analysis of PEMFC catalyst layers

K. Chintam; K. L. More; K. S. Reeves; N. Macauley; D. Hooks; R. L. Borup

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Microscopic analysis of PEMFC catalyst layers

K. Chintam, K. L. More, K. S. Reeves, N. Macauley, D. Hooks, R. L. Borup

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Abstract

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is used as a tool to analyze agglomerates in proton exchange membrane fuel cell electrodes. Catalyst layers were prepared with catalyst inks with varying ionomer/carbon (I/C) ratios. AFM was used to image the height and adhesion on the electrode surface and in cross-section to study the relationship between the I/C, carbon particle size, and agglomerate size. A positive correlation between ionomer coverage and particle diameter and I/C was observed. There was no identifiable trend observed between ionomer thickness in agglomerates and I/C, suggesting that ionomer coats the surface in the z direction at higher I/C ratios.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 19, PEFC and E 19
Editors	K. Swider-Lyons, H. Uchida, F. Buechi, W. E. Mustain, B. S. Pivovar, P. N. Pintauro, A. Z. Weber, D. Jones, H. Gasteiger, C. A. Rice, P. Strasser, E. Kjeang, K. Shinohara, S. Mitsushima, Y.-T. Kim, T. J. Schmidt, J. M. Fenton, R. A. Mantz, B. Lakshmanan, H. Xu
Publisher	Electrochemical Society Inc.
Pages	95-105
Number of pages	11
Edition	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781607688822
ISBN (Print)	9781607688822
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/09208.0095ecst
State	Published - 2019
Event	Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 19, PEFC and E 2019 - 236th ECS Meeting - Atlanta, United States Duration: Oct 13 2019 → Oct 17 2019

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Name	ECS Transactions
Number	8
Volume	92
ISSN (Print)	1938-6737
ISSN (Electronic)	1938-5862

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Conference	Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 19, PEFC and E 2019 - 236th ECS Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	10/13/19 → 10/17/19

Funding

This research is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office, through the Fuel Cell Performance and Durability (FC-PAD) Consortium (Fuel Cells Program Manager: Dimitrios Papageorgopoulos and Technical Development Manager: Greg Kleen). A portion of this work was performed at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, an Office of Science User Facility operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. Los Alamos National Laboratory, an affirmative action equal opportunity employer, is managed by Triad National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's NNSA, under contract 89233218CNA000001.

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U.S. Department of Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office
U.S. Department of Energy
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Los Alamos National Laboratory	89233218CNA000001

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Chintam, K., More, K. L., Reeves, K. S., Macauley, N., Hooks, D., & Borup, R. L. (2019). Microscopic analysis of PEMFC catalyst layers. In K. Swider-Lyons, H. Uchida, F. Buechi, W. E. Mustain, B. S. Pivovar, P. N. Pintauro, A. Z. Weber, D. Jones, H. Gasteiger, C. A. Rice, P. Strasser, E. Kjeang, K. Shinohara, S. Mitsushima, Y.-T. Kim, T. J. Schmidt, J. M. Fenton, R. A. Mantz, B. Lakshmanan, & H. Xu (Eds.), Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 19, PEFC and E 19 (8 ed., pp. 95-105). (ECS Transactions; Vol. 92, No. 8). Electrochemical Society Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1149/09208.0095ecst

Chintam, K. ; More, K. L. ; Reeves, K. S. et al. / Microscopic analysis of PEMFC catalyst layers. Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 19, PEFC and E 19. editor / K. Swider-Lyons ; H. Uchida ; F. Buechi ; W. E. Mustain ; B. S. Pivovar ; P. N. Pintauro ; A. Z. Weber ; D. Jones ; H. Gasteiger ; C. A. Rice ; P. Strasser ; E. Kjeang ; K. Shinohara ; S. Mitsushima ; Y.-T. Kim ; T. J. Schmidt ; J. M. Fenton ; R. A. Mantz ; B. Lakshmanan ; H. Xu. 8. ed. Electrochemical Society Inc., 2019. pp. 95-105 (ECS Transactions; 8).

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Chintam, K, More, KL, Reeves, KS, Macauley, N, Hooks, D & Borup, RL 2019, Microscopic analysis of PEMFC catalyst layers. in K Swider-Lyons, H Uchida, F Buechi, WE Mustain, BS Pivovar, PN Pintauro, AZ Weber, D Jones, H Gasteiger, CA Rice, P Strasser, E Kjeang, K Shinohara, S Mitsushima, Y-T Kim, TJ Schmidt, JM Fenton, RA Mantz, B Lakshmanan & H Xu (eds), Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 19, PEFC and E 19. 8 edn, ECS Transactions, no. 8, vol. 92, Electrochemical Society Inc., pp. 95-105, Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 19, PEFC and E 2019 - 236th ECS Meeting, Atlanta, United States, 10/13/19. https://doi.org/10.1149/09208.0095ecst

Microscopic analysis of PEMFC catalyst layers. / Chintam, K.; More, K. L.; Reeves, K. S. et al.
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 19, PEFC and E 19. ed. / K. Swider-Lyons; H. Uchida; F. Buechi; W. E. Mustain; B. S. Pivovar; P. N. Pintauro; A. Z. Weber; D. Jones; H. Gasteiger; C. A. Rice; P. Strasser; E. Kjeang; K. Shinohara; S. Mitsushima; Y.-T. Kim; T. J. Schmidt; J. M. Fenton; R. A. Mantz; B. Lakshmanan; H. Xu. 8. ed. Electrochemical Society Inc., 2019. p. 95-105 (ECS Transactions; Vol. 92, No. 8).

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