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Gas diffusion electrodes and membrane electrode assemblies based on a sulfonated polysulfone for high-temperature PEMFC

von Kraemer, Sophie ; Puchner, Mario LU ; Jannasch, Patric LU orcid ; Lundblad, Anders and Lindbergh, Göran (2006) In Journal of the Electrochemical Society 153(11). p.2077-2084
Abstract
Membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) with a sulfonated polysulfone (sPSU) as the proton-conducting phase were fuel cell evaluated at varying temperatures in over-humidified conditions. The sPSU was prepared by a direct polycondensation involving a commercially available sulfonated naphthalene diol monomer. The gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) and MEAs were successfully fabricated and a thorough morphological study was subsequently carried out on GDEs with varying sPSU contents and ink solvents. The scanning electron microscopy and porosimetry studies revealed highly porous GDE morphologies at sPSU contents below 20 wt%. Double-layer capacitance measurements showed an almost fully sPSU-wetted electronic phase when the sPSU content was 10... (More)
Membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) with a sulfonated polysulfone (sPSU) as the proton-conducting phase were fuel cell evaluated at varying temperatures in over-humidified conditions. The sPSU was prepared by a direct polycondensation involving a commercially available sulfonated naphthalene diol monomer. The gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) and MEAs were successfully fabricated and a thorough morphological study was subsequently carried out on GDEs with varying sPSU contents and ink solvents. The scanning electron microscopy and porosimetry studies revealed highly porous GDE morphologies at sPSU contents below 20 wt%. Double-layer capacitance measurements showed an almost fully sPSU-wetted electronic phase when the sPSU content was 10 wt%. The MEAs were prepared by applying the GDEs directly onto sPSU membranes. MEAs with a total Pt loading of 0.2 mg/cm2 were successfully fuel cell operated at 120°C. The MEAs showed mass-transport limitations in the range of 600–800 mA/cm2, most probably caused by abundant water due to the overhumidified measuring conditions. The low resistance of the MEAs indicated a well-integrated structure between the GDEs and the membrane. (Less)
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10.1149/1.2335979
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  author       = {{von Kraemer, Sophie and Puchner, Mario and Jannasch, Patric and Lundblad, Anders and Lindbergh, Göran}},
  issn         = {{0013-4651}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{11}},
  pages        = {{2077--2084}},
  publisher    = {{Electrochemical Society}},
  series       = {{Journal of the Electrochemical Society}},
  title        = {{Gas diffusion electrodes and membrane electrode assemblies based on a sulfonated polysulfone for high-temperature PEMFC}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1.2335979}},
  doi          = {{10.1149/1.2335979}},
  volume       = {{153}},
  year         = {{2006}},
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