Current challenges and perspectives of polymer electrolyte membranes

X Ge, F Zhang, L Wu, Z Yang, T Xu - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer electrolyte membranes are charged polymers in the membrane shape, which can
separate the anode reaction from the cathode reaction, allowing the fabrication of compact …

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction on heteroatom-doped nanocarbons and transition metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for alkaline membrane fuel cells

A Sarapuu, E Kibena-Põldsepp, M Borghei… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last decade, great progress has been made in the development of non-precious
metal catalysts for the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among these …

Interfacing nickel nitride and nickel boosts both electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions

F Song, W Li, J Yang, G Han, P Liao, Y Sun - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Electrocatalysts of the hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions (HER and HOR) are of
critical importance for the realization of future hydrogen economy. In order to make …

Ternary nickel–tungsten–copper alloy rivals platinum for catalyzing alkaline hydrogen oxidation

S Qin, Y Duan, XL Zhang, LR Zheng, FY Gao… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Operating fuel cells in alkaline environments permits the use of platinum-group-metal-free
(PGM-free) catalysts and inexpensive bipolar plates, leading to significant cost reduction. Of …

Electrocatalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline electrolytes

ES Davydova, S Mukerjee, F Jaouen, DR Dekel - Acs Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
In the past 5 years, advances in anion-conductive membranes have opened the door for the
development of advanced anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) as the next …

Ni3N as an Active Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction Catalyst in Alkaline Medium

W Ni, A Krammer, CS Hsu, HM Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroxide‐exchange membrane fuel cells can potentially utilize platinum‐group‐metal
(PGM)‐free electrocatalysts, offering cost and scalability advantages over more developed …

A completely precious metal–free alkaline fuel cell with enhanced performance using a carbon-coated nickel anode

Y Gao, Y Yang, R Schimmenti… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Alkaline fuel cells enable the use of earth-abundant elements to replace Pt but are hindered
by the sluggish kinetics of the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) in alkaline media …

Membrane electrolyzers for impure-water splitting

GA Lindquist, Q Xu, SZ Oener, SW Boettcher - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Membrane electrolyzers enable the production of high-purity H 2 from pure water. There is
growing interest in developing this technology to operate in impure water. While proton …

Highly conductive branched poly (aryl piperidinium) anion exchange membranes with robust chemical stability

JJ Wang, WT Gao, YSL Choo, ZH Cai… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (aryl piperidinium)(PAP) anion exchange membranes (AEMs) furnish an
important avenue for the commercialization of anion exchange membrane fuel cells …

Radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes: the switch from low-to high-density polyethylene leads to remarkably enhanced fuel cell performance

L Wang, X Peng, WE Mustain, JR Varcoe - Energy & Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein we detail the development of a new high-density polyethylene-(HDPE)-based
radiation-grafted anion-exchange membrane (RG-AEM) that achieves a surprisingly high …