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Rapid diagnostics of characteristics and stability of fuel cells with proton-conducting electrolyte

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Processes underlying the degrading of membrane-electrode assemblies of hydrogen-air fuel cells with Nafion 212 and MF-4SK membranes under the conditions of their accelerated stress testing and long-term life tests are analyzed. The cathode platinum catalyst corrosion was shown to be the main cause of the degrading of the fuel cell’s kinetically controlled current-voltage characteristics; the corrosion is accompanied by the platinum nanoparticles’ growth and the platinum ion partial transfer into the membrane. The overvoltage components of the membrane-electrode assembly and their changing during accelerated stress testing are determined. The voltage decrease at currents >0.5 A/cm2 is shown to be mainly caused by the transport and ohmic resistance growth. The transport resistance components are calculated; the dependence of the cathode active layer resistance on the platinum catalyst surface area is revealed.

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Original Russian Text © M.R. Tarasevich, O.V. Korchagin, 2014, published in Elektrokhimiya, 2014, Vol. 50, No. 8, pp. 821–834.

This publication was prepared based on a lecture delivered at the All Russian Conference with international participation “Fuel Cells and Power Plants,” Chernogolovka, 2013.

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Tarasevich, M.R., Korchagin, O.V. Rapid diagnostics of characteristics and stability of fuel cells with proton-conducting electrolyte. Russ J Electrochem 50, 737–750 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193514080126

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