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Carbon Corrosion in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Catalysts and its Mitigation Strategies

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Eco- and Renewable Energy Materials

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Carbon corrosion in the electrocatalysts of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) has a critical effect on its lifetime and becomes one of the main obstacles to its commercialization. The corrosion of supporting materials can be serious because of the appearance of the high voltage (>0. 9V) when PEMFC operates in start/stop cycles or encounters local hydrogen starvation. One solution is a system strategy using existing materials by a voltage-limitation device to minimize the single cell voltage. The ultimate solution is the development of alternative corrosion-resistant supporting materials for Pt. Carbon nanotube is one of the most promising materials among all carbon forms. Nevertheless, non-carbon materials resistant to corrode under high voltage are still highly desired.

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Liu, J., Hou, Z. (2013). Carbon Corrosion in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Catalysts and its Mitigation Strategies. In: Zhou, Y. (eds) Eco- and Renewable Energy Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33497-9_3

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