Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Durability - Büchi, Felix N.; Inaba, Minoru; Schmidt, Thomas J.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Stack Components -- Dissolution and Stabilization of Platinum in Oxygen Cathodes -- Carbon-Support Requirements for Highly Durable Fuel Cell Operation -- Chemical Degradation of Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Membranes -- Chemical Degradation: Correlations Between Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Findings -- Improvement of Membrane and Membrane Electrode Assembly Durability -- Durability of Radiation-Grafted Fuel Cell Membranes -- Durability Aspects of Gas-Diffusion and Microporous Layers -- High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: Durability Insights -- Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Durability -- Influence of Metallic Bipolar Plates on the Durability of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells -- Durability of Graphite Composite Bipolar Plates -- Gaskets: Important Durability Issues -- Cells and Stack Operation -- Air Impurities -- Impurity Effects on Electrode Reactions in Fuel Cells -- Performance and Durability of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Operating with Reformate: Effects of CO, CO2, and Other Trace Impurities -- Subfreezing Phenomena in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells -- Application of Accelerated Testing and Statistical Lifetime Modeling to Membrane Electrode Assembly Development -- Operating Requirements for Durable Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stacks -- Design Requirements for Bipolar Plates and Stack Hardware for Durable Operation -- Heterogeneous Cell Ageing in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stacks -- System Perspectives -- Degradation Factors of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells in Residential Cogeneration Systems -- Fuel Cell Stack Durability for Vehicle Application -- R&D Status -- Durability Targets for Stationary and Automotive Applications in Japan.
Keywords: Electrochemistry; Materials science; Catalysis; Renewable energy resources; Electrochemistry; Materials Science, general; Catalysis; Renewable and Green Energy