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Designing the next generation of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

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  • Kui Jiao

    (Tianjin University)

  • Jin Xuan

    (Loughborough University)

  • Qing Du

    (Tianjin University)

  • Zhiming Bao

    (Tianjin University)

  • Biao Xie

    (Tianjin University)

  • Bowen Wang

    (Tianjin University)

  • Yan Zhao

    (Imperial College London)

  • Linhao Fan

    (Tianjin University)

  • Huizhi Wang

    (Imperial College London)

  • Zhongjun Hou

    (Shanghai Hydrogen Propulsion Technology Co. Ltd)

  • Sen Huo

    (Shanghai Hydrogen Propulsion Technology Co. Ltd)

  • Nigel P. Brandon

    (Imperial College London)

  • Yan Yin

    (Tianjin University)

  • Michael D. Guiver

    (Tianjin University
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin))

Abstract

With the rapid growth and development of proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) technology, there has been increasing demand for clean and sustainable global energy applications. Of the many device-level and infrastructure challenges that need to be overcome before wide commercialization can be realized, one of the most critical ones is increasing the PEMFC power density, and ambitious goals have been proposed globally. For example, the short- and long-term power density goals of Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization are 6 kilowatts per litre by 2030 and 9 kilowatts per litre by 2040, respectively. To this end, here we propose technical development directions for next-generation high-power-density PEMFCs. We present the latest ideas for improvements in the membrane electrode assembly and its components with regard to water and thermal management and materials. These concepts are expected to be implemented in next-generation PEMFCs to achieve high power density.

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  • Kui Jiao & Jin Xuan & Qing Du & Zhiming Bao & Biao Xie & Bowen Wang & Yan Zhao & Linhao Fan & Huizhi Wang & Zhongjun Hou & Sen Huo & Nigel P. Brandon & Yan Yin & Michael D. Guiver, 2021. "Designing the next generation of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells," Nature, Nature, vol. 595(7867), pages 361-369, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:595:y:2021:i:7867:d:10.1038_s41586-021-03482-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03482-7
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