TITLE:
Performance Investigation of Membrane Electrode Assemblies for High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
AUTHORS:
Huaneng Su, Sivakumar Pasupathi, Bernard Bladergroen, Vladimir Linkov, Bruno G. Pollet
KEYWORDS:
High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell; ABPBI (Poly(2, 5-Benzimidazole)); Polymer Binders; Gas Diffusion Electrode; Membrane Electrode Assembly
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering,
Vol.1 No.5,
December
25,
2013
ABSTRACT: Different types of ABPBI
(poly(2,5-benzimidazole)) membranes and polymer binders were evaluated to
investigate the performance of MEAs for high temperature proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC). The properties of the prepared MEAs were
evaluated and analyzed by polarization curve, electrochemistry impedance
spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and durability test. The results
showed that MEA with modified ABPBI membrane (AM) has satisfactory performance
and durability for fuel cell application. Compare to conventional PBI or Nafion
binders, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF)
are more attractive as binders in the catalyst layer (CL) of gas diffusion
electrode (GDE) for HT-PEMFC.