Measurement of electrode overpotentials for direct hydrocarbon conversion fuel cells

Measurement of Electrode Overpotentials for Direct Hydrocarbon Conversion Fuel Cells

Cathodic and anodic overpotentials were measured using current interruption and AC impedance spectroscopy for two separate solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The fuel cells used yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) as the electrolyte, strontium-doped lanthanum manganite (LSM) as the cathode, and a porous YSZ layer impregnated with copper and ceria as the anode. The Cu/CeO2/YSZ anode is active for the ...

Direct hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cells.

Membrane Electrode Assembly (mea) Design for Power Density Enhancement of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (dmfcs)

Fuel cells for electrochemical energy conversion

A fuel cell is essentially a compact electrochemical “factory” that takes fuel as input and produces electricity as output (see fig. 1). Like a factory, a fuel cell will continue to churn out product (electricity) as long as raw material (fuel) is supplied. This is the key difference between a fuel cell and a battery. While both rely on electrochemistry to work their magic, a fuel cell is not c...

#Pt Catalysts for Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells

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