Thermal management of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: A review of cooling methods, material properties, and durability

Q Chen, G Zhang, X Zhang, C Sun, K Jiao, Y Wang - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are a promising electrochemical energy
converter with an energy efficiency as high as 60%. Thermal management plays an …

A review of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell durability for vehicular applications: Degradation modes and experimental techniques

J Zhao, X Li - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Durability is one of the most significant technical barriers to successful commercialization of
polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells for practical vehicular applications. It is …

New insights into perfluorinated sulfonic-acid ionomers

A Kusoglu, AZ Weber - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
In this comprehensive review, recent progress and developments on perfluorinated sulfonic-
acid (PFSA) membranes have been summarized on many key topics. Although quite well …

Performance and degradation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: State of the art in modeling from atomistic to system scale

T Jahnke, G Futter, A Latz, T Malkow… - Journal of Power …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) are energy efficient and
environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional energy conversion systems in many yet …

Mechanical failure and mitigation strategies for the membrane in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

D Qiu, L Peng, X Lai, M Ni, W Lehnert - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are promising zero-emission power source for
automobiles, portable devices, backup power system and stationary applications. However …

Materials research and development focus areas for low cost automotive proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

CS Gittleman, A Kongkanand, D Masten… - Current Opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Research and development of fuel cell materials often focuses on designing and
discovering materials which will reduce the cost or improve the durability of an individual …

Structure/property relationship of Nafion XL composite membranes

S Shi, AZ Weber, A Kusoglu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Perfluorosulfonic-acid (PFSA) ionomer membranes (most commonly Nafion®) are currently
the prototypical proton-exchange-membrane in polymer-electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs), for …

Research progress of proton exchange membrane failure and mitigation strategies

Y Xing, H Li, G Avgouropoulos - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) is critical for the efficient, reliable and safe operation of
proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). The lifetime of PEM is the main factor …

[HTML][HTML] Review on mechanisms and recovery procedures for reversible performance losses in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

J Mitzel, Q Zhang, P Gazdzicki, KA Friedrich - Journal of Power Sources, 2021 - Elsevier
The recovery of performance losses in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells due to
reversible degradation phenomena is an important topic to enable high system efficiency …

Constitutive modeling of the rate, temperature, and hydration dependent deformation response of Nafion to monotonic and cyclic loading

MN Silberstein, MC Boyce - Journal of Power Sources, 2010 - Elsevier
The elastic–plastic behavior of the polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) Nafion is
characterized via monotonic and cyclic uniaxial tension testing as a function of strain rate …