Polymer Electrolyte Membrane and Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology

<p>Contributor contact details</p> <p>Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>Part I: Advanced characterization techniques for polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cells</p> <p>Chapter 1: Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) technique for low temperature fuel cell catalysts characterization</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 Introduction</p> <p>1.2 Basic principles and methods</p> <p>1.3 Development of techniques</p> <p>1.4 Application to fuel cell inspection</p> <p>1.5 Advantages and limitations</p> <p>1.6 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 2: Advanced microscopy techniques for the characterization of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell components</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Analytical challenges in fuel cell research</p> <p>2.2 Imaging of the ionomer</p> <p>2.3 Imaging of electrode porosity</p> <p>2.4 Imaging of the interface between electrode and gas diffusion layer</p> <p>2.5 The future of advanced microscopy in fuel cell research</p> <p>2.6 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 3: Differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS) technique for direct alcohol fuel cell characterization</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Introduction</p> <p>3.2 Basic principles, cell design and applications</p> <p>3.3 Experimental techniques</p> <p>3.4 Application with respect to fuel cell catalysis</p> <p>3.5 Advantages and limitations of differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS)</p> <p>3.6 Fuel cell DEMS and in-line mass spectrometry</p> <p>Chapter 4: Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) techniques for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell characterization</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction</p> <p>4.2 Principles and methods of small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)</p> <p>4.3 Application of SAXS to fuel cell component characterization</p> <p>4.4 Future trends in SAXS-based fuel cell catalysis research</p> <p>Chapter 5: X-ray absorption near edge structure (Δμ XANES) techniques for low temperature fuel cell characterization</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction</p> <p>5.2 Basic principles, methods and theoretical calculations</p> <p>5.3 Applications</p> <p>5.4 Advantages, limitations and future trends</p> <p>Part II: Characterization of water and fuel management in polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cells</p> <p>Chapter 6: Characterization and modeling of interfaces in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Introduction</p> <p>6.2 Characterization of interfacial morphology in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs)</p> <p>6.3 Experimental investigation of interfaces in PEFCs</p> <p>6.4 Modeling of interfaces in PEFCs</p> <p>6.5 Future work</p> <p>Chapter 7: Neutron radiography for high-resolution studies in low temperature fuel cells</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 Introduction</p> <p>7.2 Experimental layout of a high-resolution neutron imaging beamline</p> <p>7.3 Image acquisition and analysis</p> <p>7.4 Review of recent experiments</p> <p>7.5 Outlook and conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 8: Neutron radiography for the investigation of reaction patterns in direct methanol fuel cells</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Introduction</p> <p>8.2 Principle of neutron radiography imaging</p> <p>8.3 Development of combined high-resolution neutron radiography and local current distribution measurements</p> <p>8.4 Combined neutron radiography and local current distribution measurements</p> <p>8.5 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>Chapter 9: Neutron tomography for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell characterization</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>9.1 Introduction</p> <p>9.2 Complementarity of neutrons and X-rays</p> <p>9.3 Principles of neutron tomography</p> <p>9.4 Limitations and artifacts</p> <p>9.5 Examples of applications</p> <p>9.6 Outlook</p> <p>Chapter 10: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for polymer electrolyte membrane and direct alcohol fuel cell characterization</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>10.1 Introduction</p> <p>10.2 Concepts of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)</p> <p>10.3 Introduction to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)</p> <p>10.4 NMR and MRI hardware</p> <p>10.5 MRI technical considerations</p> <p>10.6 Adaptation of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) design and materials</p> <p>10.7 Quantification of water content</p> <p>10.8 General water distribution</p> <p>10.9 Water in the PEM</p> <p>10.10 Flow channels</p> <p>10.11 Hydrogen–deuterium contrast</p> <p>10.12 Application to direct alcohol fuel cells</p> <p>10.13 Advantages and limitations</p> <p>10.14 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 11: Raman spectroscopy for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell characterization</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>11.1 Introduction</p> <p>11.2 Raman fundamentals</p> <p>11.3 Experimental setup</p> <p>11.4 Raman spectroscopic investigations on polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells</p> <p>11.5 Outlook and future prospects</p> <p>11.6 Acknowledgments</p> <p>Part III: Locally resolved methods for polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell characterization</p> <p>Chapter 12: Submillimeter resolved transient techniques for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell characterization: local in situ diagnostics for channel and land areas</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>12.1 Spatially resolved characterization of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs)</p> <p>12.2 Approaches for the evaluation of the lateral current distribution in PEFCs</p> <p>12.3 Submillimeter-resolved local current measurement in channel and land areas</p> <p>12.4 Local transient techniques in channel and land areas</p> <p>12.5 Combined use of local transient techniques and neutron radiography</p> <p>12.6 Start/stop phenomena in channel and land areas</p> <p>12.7 Concluding remarks</p> <p>12.8 Acknowledgments</p> <p>Chapter 13: Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) in proton exchange membrane fuel cell research and development</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>13.1 Introduction</p> <p>13.2 Basics of scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM)</p> <p>13.3 SECM in fuel cell catalyst development and investigation</p> <p>13.4 Towards the characterization of fuel cell electrodes with SECM</p> <p>13.5 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 14: Laser-optical methods for transport studies in low temperature fuel cells</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>14.1 Introduction</p> <p>14.2 Basic principles, methods and technology</p> <p>14.3 Development of techniques and application to fuel cell inspection</p> <p>14.4 Advantages and limitations</p> <p>14.5 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 15: Synchrotron radiography for high resolution transport and materials studies of low temperature fuel cells</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>15.1 Introduction</p> <p>15.2 Ex situ studies</p> <p>15.3 In situ studies</p> <p>15.4 In situ synchrotron tomography</p> <p>15.5 Conclusion and future trends</p> <p>Index</p>