Remarkably Durable High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Based on Poly(vinylphosphonic acid)-doped Polybenzimidazole

被引:94
作者
Berber, Mohamed R. [1 ,4 ]
Fujigaya, Tsuyohiko [1 ,3 ]
Sasaki, Kazunari [2 ,3 ]
Nakashima, Naotoshi [1 ,3 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Appl Chem, Nishi Ku, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
[2] Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Mech Engn Sci, Nishi Ku, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
[3] Kyushu Univ, Int Inst Carbon Neutral Energy Res WPI I2CNER, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
[4] Tanta Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Chem, Tanta 31527, Egypt
[5] JST CREST, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 1020075, Japan
来源
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2013年 / 3卷
关键词
ACID DOPED POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PHOSPHORIC-ACID; CARBON NANOTUBES; MEMBRANES; PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCATALYST; NANOPARTICLES; OPERATION; DESIGN;
D O I
10.1038/srep01764
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
studies have revealed that leaching of liquid phosphoric acid (PA) from both polymer electrolyte membrane and catalyst layers causes inhomogeneous PA distribution that results in deterioration of PEFC performance during long-term operation. Here we describe the finding that a novel PEFC free from acid leaching shows remarkable high durability (single cell test: >400,000 cycling) together with a high power density at 120 degrees C under a non-humidified condition. This is achieved by using a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with Pt on poly(vinylphosphonic acid)-doped polybenzimidazole wrapped on carbon nanotube and poly(vinylphosphonic acid)-doped polybenzimidazole for the electrocatalst and electrolyte membrane, respectively. Such a high performance PEFC opens the door for the next-generation PEFC for "real world" use.
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