Fuel cell electrode degradation followed by identical location transmission electron microscopy
Victor Shokhen, Linnéa Strandberg, Magnus Skoglundh, Björn Wickman
Abstract
Identical location transmission electron microscopy has been used to follow degradation at the top of the catalytic Pt/C layer in a real proton exchange membrane fuel cell on the atomic scale under operation.
Topics & Concepts
Transmission electron microscopyProton exchange membrane fuel cellDegradation (telecommunications)Electron microscopeElectrodeMaterials scienceFuel cellsMicroscopyCatalysisElectronEnergy filtered transmission electron microscopyChemistryNanotechnologyChemical engineeringScanning transmission electron microscopyOpticsElectrical engineeringPhysicsEngineeringQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryPhysical chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications