To further facilitate commercialization of automotive fuel cells, durability concerns need to be
addressed. Currently the addition of a mechanical support in the membrane is able to …

Commercial proton exchange membrane heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles will require a five-fold
increase in durability compared to current state-of-the art light-duty fuel cell vehicles. We …

Chemical degradation of perfluorinated sulfonic acid membranes, such as Nafion, via
radical attack, represents one of the current challenges of fuel cell durability. Here we report …

Global warming and climate change are urgent global challenges driven by the notable
increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) resulting from fossil fuel combustion …

Chemical degradation of perfluorinated sulfonic acid membranes, such as Nafion® via
radical attack represents one of the current challenges with fuel cell durability. Ce and Mn …

The objective of this proposal is to fabricate a low cost high performance hybrid
inorganic/polymer membrane that has a proton area specific resistance (ASR)< 0.02 ohm …

Heteropoly acids (HPAs), a subclass of the polyoxometalates, are a class of proton
conducting radical activating or decomposing molecules. Several types of HPAs have …

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells are nearing commercialization due to large strides towards
improved performance, durability, and cost targets. Some of the major breakthroughs …