Journal of Power Sources, volume 536, pages 231523

Structural and transport properties of ultrathin perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer film in proton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst layer: A review

Xiaohui Yan ¹

Zhiling Xu ¹

Shu Yuan ¹

Aidi Han ¹

Yuanting Shen ¹

Xin-Bing Cheng ¹

Yun Liang ¹

Shuiyun Shen ¹

Junliang Zhang ¹

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Institute of Fuel Cells, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Rd, 800, Shanghai, China |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2022-07-01

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Journal: Journal of Power Sources

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ISSN: 03787753

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231523

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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Abstract

Although the properties of perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membranes (10–100 s μm thick) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been well studied for decades, the limited understanding of nano-sized PFSA ionomer within catalyst layer hampers the improvement of ultra-low platinum loading PEMFC. Recently, the vital role of PFSA ionomer in the local transfer of proton, oxygen, and water in fuel cell catalyst layer has been recognized, thus its properties have attracted more attention. In this review, a comprehensive comparison between PFSA bulk membrane and ultrathin PFSA ionomer film is summarized as morphology, physical properties (e.g., water uptake, surface wettability, diffusivity), and mechanical properties (e.g., crystallization, antiplasticization, glass transition point). Afterwards, the characteristics of ionomer in different dispersion media and the microstructure of PFSA ionomer in the formed catalyst layers are illuminated. The proton conduction and mass transport (i.e., oxygen and water) behaviors in the confined PFSA ionomer are focused and highlighted to reveal the ionomer's influence on fuel cell performance. Extrapolating from the insight into structural and transport properties of PFSA ionomer, we are optimistic that the performance of ultralow Pt loading PEMFCs could be greatly improved via modifying ionomer chemical structure and engineering ionomer/catalyst interaction. • Different properties between PFSA bulk membrane and PFSA ionomer thin films. • Microstructure and mass transport behaviors within nanoscale PFSA ionomer films. • Future strategies for improving the performance of the ultralow Pt loading PEMFCs.

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DO - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231523

UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231523

TI - Structural and transport properties of ultrathin perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer film in proton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst layer: A review

T2 - Journal of Power Sources

AU - Yan, Xiaohui

AU - Xu, Zhiling

AU - Yuan, Shu

AU - Han, Aidi

AU - Shen, Yuanting

AU - Cheng, Xin-Bing

AU - Liang, Yun

AU - Shen, Shuiyun

AU - Zhang, Junliang

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@article{2022_Yan,

author = {Xiaohui Yan and Zhiling Xu and Shu Yuan and Aidi Han and Yuanting Shen and Xin-Bing Cheng and Yun Liang and Shuiyun Shen and Junliang Zhang},

title = {Structural and transport properties of ultrathin perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer film in proton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst layer: A review},

journal = {Journal of Power Sources},

year = {2022},

volume = {536},

publisher = {Elsevier},

month = {jul},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231523},

pages = {231523},

doi = {10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231523}

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