Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation

Rod Borup, Jeremy Meyers, Bryan Pivovar, Yu Seung Kim, Rangachary Mukundan, Nancy Garland, Deborah Myers, Mahlon Wilson, Fernando Garzon, David Wood, Piotr Zelenay, Karren More, Ken Stroh, Tom Zawodzinski, James Boncella, James E. McGrath, Minoru Inaba, Kenji Miyatake, Michio Hori, Kenichiro OtaZempachi Ogumi, Seizo Miyata, Atsushi Nishikata, Zyun Siroma, Yoshiharu Uchimoto, Kazuaki Yasuda, Ken Ichi Kimijima, Norio Iwashita

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Abstract

This review article discusses one of the major remaining barriers to commercialization of fuel cells, namely durability. The correlation of durability with cost cannot be overlooked in developing fuel cell systems, as the two are interrelated in materials. In this review, we present some of the targets for PEM fuel cell systems as set by the U.S. DOE (Department of Energy) and Japanese NEDO (New Energy & Industrial Technology Development Organization). We discuss durability testing and effects that operating conditions have on fuel cell durability. Then we cover the internal component durability of fuel cells, considering the polymer-electrolyte membrane, the electrocatalyst and electrocatalyst support, and the gas diffusion media. As PEM fuel cell technology has advanced in terms of performance and cost, more emphasis has recently been put on durability, which is hopefully one of the final steps on the road to commercialization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3904-3951
Number of pages48
JournalChemical Reviews
Volume107
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2007

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