Yuxiu Liu
University of Rochester
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Journal of The Electrochemical Society | 2009
Yuxiu Liu; Michael W. Murphy; Daniel R. Baker; Wenbin Gu; Chunxin Ji; Jacob Jorne; Hubert A. Gasteiger
The electrode in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is composed of a carbon-supported Pt catalyst coated with a thin layer of ionomer. At the cathode, where the oxygen reduction reaction occurs, protons arrive at the catalyst sites through the thin ionomer layer. The resistance to this protonic conduction (R H+,each ) through the entire thickness of the electrode can cause significant voltage losses, especially under dry conditions. The R H +, eath in the cathode with various ionomer/carbon weight ratios (I/C ratios) was characterized in a H 2 /N 2 cell using ac impedance under various operating conditions. AC impedance data were analyzed by fitting R H+,eath , cathode capacitance (C eath ), and high frequency resistance to a simplified transmission-line model with the assumption that the proton resistance and the pseudocapacitance are distributed uniformly throughout the electrode. The proton conductivity in the given types of electrode starts to drop at I/C ratios of approximately <0.6/1 or an ionomer volume fraction of ~ 13% in the electrode. The comparison to H 2 /O 2 fuel cell performance shows that the ohmic loss in the electrode can be quantified by this technique. The cell voltage corrected for ohmic losses is independent of relative humidity (RH) and the electrodes I/C ratio, which indicates that electrode proton resistivity ρ H+cath (ratio of R H+,cath over cathode thickness) is indeed an intrinsic RH-dependent electrode property. The effect of RH on the ORR kinetics was further identified to be rather small for the range of RH studied (≥35% RH).
Journal of The Electrochemical Society | 2010
Yuxiu Liu; Chunxin Ji; Wenbin Gu; Daniel R. Baker; Jacob Jorne; Hubert A. Gasteiger
The dependence of electrode proton resistivity on electrode thickness, Pt loading, ionomer loading, and ionomer equivalent weight (EW) in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell cathodes was investigated using a Pt/Vulcan catalyst. For uniform electrodes, the electrode proton resistivity is independent of the electrode thickness and Pt loading but depends on the ionomer loading and ionomer EW. There is a strong dependence on the ionomer EW when the ionomer/carbon weight (I/C) ratio is lower than 0.8. The electrode proton resistivity strongly depends on relative humidity (RH) and the density of ―SO 3 H groups in the electrode. The electrode proton resistivity becomes nearly independent of ionomer EW in electrodes when high I/C ratios are used. At low I/C ratios and low RH levels, electrodes with 850 EW ionomer exhibit better performance than those with 1050 EW. On the contrary, 850 EW electrodes give lower performance under overhumidified conditions due to electrode flooding.
Meeting Abstracts | 2008
Yuxiu Liu; Chunxin Ji; Daniel R. Baker; Wenbin Gu; Jacob Jorne; Hubert A. Gasteiger
developed to predict electrode performance can be used in a wide range of electrodes and electrode thicknesses. Since the equivalent weight (EW) of the ionomer affects its proton conductivity, using ionomers with different EW and measuring their corresponding electrode’s proton resistance can give us a better understanding of the impact of the ionomer bulk proton resistivity on the electrode proton resistivity. While previous electrodes were made of 1050 EW ionomer, the present work employed electrodes made of an ionomer with lower EW. Lower electrode proton resistivities are expected for the electrodes made of low EW ionomers. H cath R ,
Journal of The Electrochemical Society | 2010
Yuxiu Liu; Jacob Jorne; Wenbin Gu
A mathematical model is presented for proton conduction in the thin ionomer layer that covers the carbon supported catalyst in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The cathode proton resistance (R H+ , cath ) has been previously measured in a H 2 /N 2 cell using ac impedance as a function of ionomer-to-carbon mass ratio (I/C) m , ionomer equivalent weight, and relative humidities (RH). After considering the effect of roughness and ionomer absorption in the carbon support, the model favorably agrees with the experimental results. It shows that the cathode proton resistivity is indeed an intrinsic property, which for a given type of carbon support depends on the volumetric ionomer-to-carbon ratio, which accounts for the RH-induced ionomer swelling. Further analysis indicates that the roughness and porosity of the carbon particles play a significant role for the proton conduction. The amount of ionomer absorbed into the pores and the roughness factor of the carbon particles can be extracted from a comparison of the model and data.
Journal of The Electrochemical Society | 2011
Yuxiu Liu; Chunxin Ji; Wenbin Gu; Jacob Jorne; Hubert A. Gasteiger
212th ECS Meeting | 2007
Yuxiu Liu; Michael W. Murphy; Daniel R. Baker; Wenbin Gu; Chunxin Ji; Jacob Jorne; Hubert A. Gasteiger
213th ECS Meeting | 2008
Mark Mathias; Daniel R. Baker; Junliang Zhang; Yuxiu Liu; Wenbin Gu
Handbook of Fuel Cells | 2010
Wenbin Gu; Daniel R. Baker; Yuxiu Liu; Hubert A. Gasteiger
Meeting Abstracts | 2011
Yan Huang; Junliang Zhang; Yuxiu Liu; Nalini P. Subramanian; Frederick T. Wagner; Jacob Jorne; J. C. M. Li
228th ECS Meeting (October 11-15, 2015) | 2015
Srikanth Arisetty; Yuxiu Liu; Wenbin Gu; Mark Mathias