Abstract
BackgroundHigh cost is a main barrier of commercialization for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC). Thus, enhancing the efficiency of platinum (Pt) utilization and improving the performance of HT-PEMFC is expected to promote its commercialization. MethodsA novel cathode with dual catalyst layer (DCL) structure is designed for enhancing the performance of HT-PEMFC. The catalyst is mainly distributed in outer CL (next to membrane) to concentrate Pt, while a small amount of catalyst is used in inner CL (close to gas diffusion layer). High-Pt-content catalysts (40, 50 wt% Pt/C) and low-Pt-content catalysts (10, 20 wt% Pt/C) are utilized in outer and inner CLs, respectively, to maintain the same thicknesses of two CLs. Significant findings2/4-DCL gas diffusion electrode (GDE) with an outer CL consists of 40 wt% Pt/C and an inner CL consists of 20 wt% Pt/C shows the highest performance among prepared DCL structured GDEs, which also shows a significantly higher performance than the conventional single CL structured GDEs due to the novel structure of DCL. Finally, a good durability of 2/4-DCL GDE indicates the feasibility in practical HT-PEMFC.
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