Inhomogeneous Degradation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane in PEM Fuel Cells

Author(s)

Xinyu Huang, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Wonseok Yoon

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

Chemical Engineering

Abstract

Membrane durability is one of the technical barriers for the commercialization of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Membrane embrittlement (a form of mechanical weakening) can lead to the frequently observed “sudden death” behavior of PEM fuel cells. It is the objective of this study to explore the fundamental mechanisms of the mechanical weakening of perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) based electrolyte membranes during the accelerated degradation test.

Publication Info

Postprint version. Published in ECS Meeting Abstracts, Issue 828, 2009.

Rights

© ECS Meeting Abstracts, 2009, The Electrochemical Society

Huang, X., Yoon, W. (2009). Inhomogeneous Degradation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane in PEM Fuel Cells. ECS Meeting Abstracts, 828.