Durable fuel cell with platinum cobalt alloy cathode catalyst and selectively conducting anode

The degradation associated with repeated startup and shutdown of solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells comprising PtCo alloy cathode catalysts can be particularly poor. However, a marked and unexpected improvement in durability is observed as a result of incorporating a selectively conducting compone...

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Hauptverfasser: Haas Herwig, Yang Amy Shun-Wen, Roberts Joy, Berretta Francine
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Zusammenfassung:The degradation associated with repeated startup and shutdown of solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells comprising PtCo alloy cathode catalysts can be particularly poor. However, a marked and unexpected improvement in durability is observed as a result of incorporating a selectively conducting component in electrical series with the anode components in the fuel cell.