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1 online resource (577 p.) |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I Overview of Systems -- Chapter 1 System-level Constraints on Fuel Cell Materials and Electrocatalysts -- 1.1 Overview of Fuel Cell Applications and System Designs -- 1.1.1 System-level Fuel Cell Metrics -- 1.1.2 Fuel Cell Subsystems and Balance of Plant (BOP) Components -- 1.1.3 Comparison of Fuel Cell Systems for Different Applications -- 1.2 Application-derived Requirements and Constraints -- 1.2.1 Fuel Cell Performance and the Heat Rejection Constraint -- 1.2.2 Startup, Flexibility, and Robustness |
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1.2.3 Fuel Cell Durability -- 1.2.4 Cost -- 1.3 Material Pathways to Improved Fuel Cells -- 1.4 Note -- References -- Chapter 2 PEM Fuel Cell Design from the Atom to the Automobile -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The PEMFC Catalyst -- 2.3 The Electrode -- 2.4 Membrane -- 2.5 The GDL -- 2.6 CCM and MEA -- 2.7 Flowfield and Single Fuel Cell -- 2.8 Stack and System -- Acronyms -- References -- Part II Basics -- Fundamentals -- Chapter 3 Electrochemical Fundamentals -- 3.1 Principles of Electrochemistry -- 3.2 The Role of the First Faraday Law |
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3.3 Electric Double Layer and the Formation of a Potential Difference at the Interface -- 3.4 The Cell -- 3.5 The Spontaneous Processes and the Nernst Equation -- 3.6 Representation of an Electrochemical Cell and the Nernst Equation -- 3.7 The Electrochemical Series -- 3.8 Dependence of the Ecell on Temperature and Pressure -- 3.9 Thermodynamic Efficiencies -- 3.10 Case Study - The Impact of Thermodynamics on the Corrosion of Low-T FC Electrodes -- 3.11 Reaction Kinetics and Fuel Cells -- 3.11.1 Correlation Between Current and Reaction Kinetics -- 3.11.2 The Concept of Exchange Current |
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3.12 Charge Transfer Theory Based on Distribution of Energy States -- 3.12.1 The Butler-Volmer Equation -- 3.12.2 The Tafel Equation -- 3.12.3 Interplay Between Exchange Current and Electrocatalyst Activity -- 3.13 Conclusions -- Symbols -- References -- Chapter 4 Quantifying the Kinetic Parameters of Fuel Cell Reactions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Electrochemical Active Surface Area (ECSA) Determination -- 4.2.1 ECSA Determination Using Underpotential Deposition -- 4.2.1.1 Hydrogen Underpotential Deposition (HUPD) -- 4.2.1.2 Copper Underpotential Deposition (CuUPD) |
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4.2.2 ECSA Quantification Based on the Adsorption of Probe Molecules -- 4.2.2.1 CO Stripping -- 4.2.2.2 NO2−/NO Sorption -- 4.2.3 Double-layer Capacitance Measurements and Other Methods -- 4.2.4 ECSA Measurements in a PEFC: Which Method to Choose? -- 4.3 H2-Oxidation and Electrochemical Setups for the Quantification of Kinetic Parameters -- 4.3.1 Rotating Disc Electrodes (RDEs) -- 4.3.2 Hydrogen Pump (PEFC) Approach -- 4.3.3 Ultramicroelectrode Approach -- 4.3.4 Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) Approach -- 4.3.5 Floating Electrode Method -- 4.3.6 Methods Summary -- 4.4 ORR Kinetics |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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4.4.1 ORR Mechanism Studies with RRDE Setups |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Di Noto, Vito
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| ISBN |
9783527830565 |
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3527830561 |
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3527830553 |
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9783527830558 |
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