期刊
CURRENT OPINION IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY
卷 25, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2020.08.004
关键词
PGM-free catalysts; Oxygen reduction reaction; Water management; Durability; PEFC
资金
- National Science Foundation [1605159]
PGM-free catalysts show promise for the oxygen reduction reaction in PEFCs, but thicker catalyst layers may lead to water management issues that need to be addressed to avoid flooding.
Platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) catalysts are promising candidates to catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). Because of their low activity, larger loadings are used resulting in thicker catalyst layers. Transport, particularly water management, thereby becomes a more prominent performance factor. Currently, very few works attempted to understand water management in PGM-free catalyst layers, mainly because of other challenges that had to be overcome first, such as enhancing their activity and durability. The field has also been active in a hypothesis discussion of micropores flooding that led to the belief that poor stability of the PEFC performance is linked to active sites flooding within the micropores. We present here an overview of recent advances in understanding water management in the PGM-free catalyst layer for oxygen reduction reaction in PEFCs and provide an opinion on design guidance in optimizing catalyst layers to avoid flooding.
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