Abstract
Fuel cells and hydrogen generators are important electrochem. energy conversion devices for future energy technol. Fuel cells convert pure hydrogen or other hydrogen rich fuel into DC electricity. In a hydrogen generator, the reaction is reversed and water is electrochem. split into hydrogen and oxygen. During the last decade, polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) based components have played a key role in both fuel cell and hydrogen generator development. The major conversion loss in a PEM fuel cell takes place on the oxygen redn. cathode and in a PEM hydrogen generator on the oxygen evolution anode. Mol. modeling has been combined with exptl. work in order to optimize nanostructured catalysts for both types of electrodes.
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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| Title of host publication | Applied Material Research at VTT |
| Editors | Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus |
| Publisher | VTT |
| Pages | 30–39 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-951-38-6311-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| MoE publication type | B2 Part of a book or another research book |