Abstract
The poisoning effect and the role of H3PO4 (PA) at the anodic electrocatalytic layer of a high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (HT PEM based on ADVENT TPS®) fuel cell are discussed under the light of cyclic voltammetry, CO stripping, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) experiments. The catalytic layer was based on both the pyridine-modified multi-wall carbon nanotubes, 30 wt% Pt/(ox.MWCNT)–Py, and on commercial 30 wt% Pt/C, with varying PA loadings on the electrode. At low PA loadings ( 80 % in the long term. This is believed to be a consequence of the more uniform distribution of PA, thus eliminating the PA displacement from the Pt interphase. It is hypothesized that the minimization of the PA poisoning effect at PA > 3 gPA/gPt, may also be a result of more efficient hydration of the catalytic layer that is being achieved through the hydration of the PA in the membrane and in the catalyst layer by the cathodically produced water vapors.
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