Journal of Power Sources, volume 492, pages 229664

Application of porous materials for the flow field in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Ying-Hui Zhang ¹

Youkun Tao ^{2, 3}

Jing Shao ⁴

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School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China |

Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China |

School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China |

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College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China. |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2021-04-01

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Journal: Journal of Power Sources

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ISSN: 03787753

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229664

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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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Abstract

Porous metals and carbonaceous materials have received increasing attention for application in the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) as the porous flow fields/flow distributors due to the desirable properties such as high electrical conductivity, high porosity, controllable structure, and lightweight. Compared to the conventional ribbed flow distributor, the porous flow distributor has been validated to be a structure that can distribute reactant gases more evenly throughout the entire electrode area and deliver superior electrochemical performances of hydrogen PEMFCs. Also, the effect of the crucial structural/surficial properties of porous flow distributors and the operating conditions on the fuel cell performance in terms of power density, gas distribution, pressure drop, and water management, etc. are analyzed and summarized, providing a useful insight into their future development and optimization. Moreover, challenges in the performance stability of the porous metal flow distributor in the corrosive environment and recent progresses on the corrosion-resisting porous flow distributors are presented. • A comprehensive analysis of the applications of porous flow fields in PEMFCs. • Summary of various porous materials as flow fields in PEMFCs. • Analysis of the effect of the porous material properties on cell performance. • Analysis of the impact of operating conditions on cell performance. • Review of the prevention of corrosion for porous metal flow fields.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229664

UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229664

TI - Application of porous materials for the flow field in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

T2 - Journal of Power Sources

AU - Zhang, Ying-Hui

AU - Tao, Youkun

AU - Shao, Jing

PY - 2021

DA - 2021/04/01 00:00:00

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@article{2021_Zhang,

author = {Ying-Hui Zhang and Youkun Tao and Jing Shao},

title = {Application of porous materials for the flow field in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells},

journal = {Journal of Power Sources},

year = {2021},

volume = {492},

publisher = {Elsevier},

month = {apr},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229664},

pages = {229664},

doi = {10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229664}

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