Fuel cells are promising energy conversion devices exhibiting high electrical efficiencies
and zero emissions when green hydrogen is employed as a fuel feedstock, with applications …

Most recent publications on PEMFC modelling describe the electrode kinetics of the catalytic
reactions with a mechanistically simple equation usually called the" Butler-Volmer equation" …

The cost and performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells strongly depend on the
cathode electrode due to usage of expensive platinum (Pt) group metal catalyst and …

Electrode microstructure plays an important role in the performance of electrochemical
energy devices including fuel cells and batteries. Building a clear understanding of how the …

Porous structures of agglomerates in cathode catalyst layers (CLs) of proton exchange
membrane fuel cells are reconstructed, in which all the four phases are resolved including …

Modeling of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells is attracting more attention as fuel
cell technology continues to develop. In this study, we considered a hybrid model that …

Abstract A 2D (1D) multi-scale membrane electrode assembly mathematical model is
proposed to study the effect of micro-scale transport losses due to catalyst aggregation in the …

In this study, the species transport and functional characteristics of a Proton Exchange
Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) using the agglomerate model are carried out. The modeling …

A two-dimensional, steady state, isothermal agglomerate model for cathode catalyst layer
design is presented. The design parameters, platinum loading, platinum mass ratio …

Abstract Platinum cobalt catalysts (Pt–Co) have attracted much interest as cathode catalysts
for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) due to their high activity toward oxygen …