Remarkably durable high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cell based on poly(vinylphosphonic acid)-doped polybenzimidazole

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Berber, Mohamed R ^a,b   Fujigaya, Tsuyohiko ^a   Sasaki, Kazunari ^a   Nakashima, Naotoshi ^a,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878642649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01764     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Kirubakaran, A., Jain, S. & Nema, R. K. A review on fuel cell technologies and power electronic interface. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Rev. 13, 2430-2440 (2009).
2. Wang, Y., Chen, K. S., Mishler, J., Cho, S. C. & Adroher, X. C. A review of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Technology, applications, and needs on fundamental research. Appl. Energy 88, 981-1007 (2011).
3. Leikin, A., Bulycheva, E., Rusanov, A. & Likhachev, D. High-temperature protonexchange membranes based on polymer-acid complexes. Polym. Sci. Series B 48, 144-151 (2006). (Pubitemid 44063422)
4. Li, Q., He, R., Jensen, J. O. & Bjerrum, N. J. Approaches and Recent Development of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells Operating above 100uC. Chem. Mater. 15, 4896-4915 (2003).
5. Yang, C., Costamagna, P., Srinivasan, S., Benziger, J. & Bocarsly, A. B. Approaches and technical challenges to high temperature operation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J. Power Sources 103, 1-9 (2001). (Pubitemid 33094096)
6. Li, Q., He, R., Gao, J.-A., Jensen, J. O. & Bjerrum, N. J. The CO Poisoning Effect in PEMFCs Operational at Temperatures up to 200uC. J. Electrochem. Soc. 150, A1599-A1605 (2003).
7. Zhang, J. et al. High temperature PEM fuel cells. J. Power Sources 160, 872-891 (2006). (Pubitemid 44441754)
8. Parthasarathy, A., Srinivasan, S., Appleby, A. J. & Martin, C. R. Temperature Dependence of the Electrode Kinetics of Oxygen Reduction at the Platinum/NafionH Interface-A Microelectrode Investigation. J. Electrochem. Soc. 139, 2530-2537 (1992). (Pubitemid 23604366)
9. Zhang, H. & Shen, P. K. Recent Development of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells. Chem. Rev. 112, 2780-2832 (2012).
10. Asensio, J. A., Sanchez, E. M. & Gomez-Romero, P. Proton-conducting membranes based on benzimidazole polymers for high-temperature PEM fuel cells. A chemical quest. Chem. Soc. Rev. 39, 3210-3239 (2010).
11. Mecerreyes, D. et al. Porous Polybenzimidazole Membranes Doped with Phosphoric Acid: Highly Proton-Conducting Solid Electrolytes. Chem. Mater.16, 604-607 (2004).
12. Mamlouk, M. & Scott, K. Phosphoric acid-doped electrodes for a PBI polymer membrane fuel cell. Int. J. Energy Research 35, 507-519 (2011).
13. 4. Energy Envison. Sci. 5, 6436-6444 (2012).
14. Li, Q., Jensen, J. O., Savinell, R. F. & Bjerrum, N. J. High temperature proton exchange membranes based on polybenzimidazoles for fuel cells. Prog. Polym. Sci. 34, 449-477 (2009).
15. Matsumoto, K., Fujigaya, T., Sasaki, K. & Nakashima, N. Bottom-up design of carbon nanotube-based electrocatalysts and their application in high temperature operating polymer electrolyte fuel cells. J. Mater. Chem. 21, 1187 (2011).
16. Oono, Y., Fukuda, T., Sounai, A. & Hori, M. Influenceofoperating temperature on cell performance and endurance of high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J. Power Sources 195, 1007-1014 (2010).
17. Oono, Y., Sounai, A. & Hori, M. Influence of the phosphoric acid-doping level in a polybenzimidazole membrane on the cell performance of high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J. Power Sources 189, 943-949 (2009).
18. Akbey, Ü., Graf, R., Chu, P. P. & Spiess, H. W. Anhydrous poly(2, 5-benzimidazole)-poly(vinylphosphonic acid) acid-base polymer blends: A detailed solid-state NMR investigation. Aust. J. Chem. 62, 848-856 (2009).
19. Lee, Y. J. et al. High-resolution solid-state NMR studies of poly(vinyl phosphonic acid) proton-conducting polymer: Molecular structure and proton dynamics. J. Phys. Chem. B 111, 9711-9721 (2007). (Pubitemid 47387851)
20. Yan, L., Feng, Q., Xie, L. & Zhang, D. About the choice of protogenic group for polymer electrolyte membranes: Alkyl or aryl phosphonic acid? Solid State Ionics 190, 8-17 (2011).
21. Acar, O., Sen, U., Bozkurt, A. & Ata, A. Proton conducting membranes based on Poly(2, 5-benzimidazole) (ABPBI)-Poly(vinylphosphonic acid) blends for fuel cells. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 34, 2724-2730 (2009).
22. Kato, Y., Inoue, A., Niidome, Y. & Nakashima, N. Thermodynamics on Soluble Carbon Nanotubes: How Do DNA Molecules Replace Surfactants on Carbon Nanotubes? Scientific Report, 2, article number: 733 (2012).
23. Fujigaya, T., Okamoto, M. & Nakashima, N. Design of an assembly of pyridine-containing polybenzimidazole, carbon nanotubes and Pt nanoparticles for a fuel cell electrocatalyst with a high electrochemically active surface area. Carbon 47, 3227-3232 (2009).
24. Okamoto, M., Fujigaya, T. & Nakashima, N. Design of an Assembly of Poly(benzimidazole), Carbon Nanotubes, and Pt Nanoparticles for a Fuel-Cell Electrocatalyst with an Ideal Interfacial Nanostructure. Small 5, 735-740 (2009).
25. Hamilton, L. E., Sherwood, P. M. A. & Reagan, B. M. X-Ray Photoelectron-Spectroscopy Studies of Photochemical Changes in High-Performance Fibers. Applied Spectroscopy 47, 139-149 (1993).
26. Tian, Z. Q., Jiang, S. P., Liang, Y. M. & Shen, P. K. Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum Catalysts on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Intermittent Microwave Irradiation for Fuel Cell Applications. J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 5343-5350 (2006).
27. Samms, S. R., Wasmus, S. & Savinell, R. F. Thermal stability of proton conducting acid doped polybenzimidazole in simulated fuel cell environments. J. Electrochem. Soc. 143, 1225-1232 (1996). (Pubitemid 126567627)
28. Fujigaya, T., Uchinoumi, T., Kaneko, K. & Nakashima, N. Design and synthesis of nitrogen-containing calcined polymer/carbon nanotube hybrids that act as a platinum-free oxygen reduction fuel cell catalyst. Chem. Commun. 47, 6843-6845 (2011).
29. Pan, C. et al. Preparation and operation of gas diffusion electrodes for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J. Power Sources 172, 278-286 (2007). (Pubitemid 47418519)
30. Kim, H.-J. et al. Polybenzimidazoles for high temperature fuel cell applications. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 25, 1410-1413 (2004).
31. Thomas, S., Sung, Y. E., Kim, H. S. & Wieckowski, A. Specific Adsorption of a Bisulfate Anion on a Pt(111) Electrode. Ultrahigh Vacuum Spectroscopic and Cyclic Voltammetric Study. J. Phys. Chem. 100, 11726-11735 (1996). (Pubitemid 126788594)
32. Labuda, A. et al. Switching Atomic Friction by Electrochemical Oxidation. Langmuir 27, 2561-2566 (2011).
33. 3 to reduce phosphoric acid loss and increase the performance of high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 1, 2578-2581 (2013).
34. Sone, Y., Ekdunge, P. & Simonsson, D. Proton Conductivity of Nafion 117 as Measured by a Four-Electrode AC Impedance Method. J. Electrochem. Soc. 143, (1996).
35. Ma, Y.-L., Wainright, J. S., Litt, M. H. & Savinell, R. F. Conductivity of PBI Membranes for High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. J. Electrochem. Soc. 151, (2004).
36. Zhang, L., Ni, Q.-Q., Shiga, A., Fu, Y. & Natsuki, T. Synthesis and mechanical properties of polybenzimidazole nanocomposites reinforced by vapor grown carbon nanofibers. Polym. Composites 31, 491-496 (2010).
37. Aslan, A. & Bozkurt, A. Development and characterization of polymer electrolyte membranes based on ionical cross-linked poly(1-vinyl-1, 2, 4 triazole) and poly(vinylphosphonic acid). J. Power Sources 191, 442-447 (2009).
38. Seland, F., Berning, T., Borresen, B. & Tunold, R. Improving the performance of high-temperature PEM fuel cells based on PBI electrolyte. J. Power Sources 160, 27-36 (2006). (Pubitemid 44344387)
39. He, R., Che, Q. & Sun, B. The acid doping behavior of polybenzimidazole membranes in phosphoric acid for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Fibers Polym. 9, 679-684 (2008).
40. Suzuki, K., Iizuka, Y., Tanaka, M. & Kawakami, H. Phosphoric acid-doped sulfonated polyimide and polybenzimidazole blend membranes: high proton transport at wide temperatures under low humidity conditions due tonew proton transport pathways. J. Mater. Chem. 22, 23767-23772 (2012).
41. Kongstein, O. E., Berning, T., Borresen, B., Seland, F. & Tunold, R. Polymer electrolyte fuel cells based on phosphoric acid doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes. Energy 32, 418-422 (2007). (Pubitemid 44959534)
42. Ohma, A., Shinohara, K., Iiyama, A., Yoshida, T. & Daimaru, A. Membrane and Catalyst Performance Targets for Automotive Fuel Cells by FCCJ Membrane, Catalyst, MEA WG. ECS Transactions 41, 775-784 (2011).
43. Carollo, A. et al. Developments of new proton conducting membranes based on different polybenzimidazole structures for fuel cells applications. J. Power Sources 160, 175-180 (2006). (Pubitemid 44376601)
44. Wu, J. et al. A review of PEM fuel cell durability: Degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies. J. Power Sources 184, 104-119 (2008).