Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
Title: | Analysis of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) by environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) |
Authors: | Yu, Hong Mei Schumacher, Jürgen Zobel, Marco Hebling, Christopher |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.12.069 |
Published in: | Journal of Power Sources |
Volume(Issue): | 145 |
Issue: | 2 |
Page(s): | 216 |
Pages to: | 222 |
Issue Date: | 18-Aug-2005 |
Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 0378-7753 1873-2755 |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | Pefc; Fuel cells; Environmental scanning microscope |
Subject (DDC): | 621.3: Electrical, communications, control engineering |
Abstract: | To date, the available equipment for characterising the microstructure of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is still not well developed. For example, applying the normal scanning electron microscope (SEM) only provides information on the dry structure of MEAs. This paper presents a microstructure analysis method of MEAs in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). The microstructure analysis in this paper utilises the environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM), which shows its advantage on the sample microstructure analysis in wet mode. When water is present, the characteristics of the MEA, especially the hydrophobic and/or hydrophilic properties, are distinguishable on the ESEM images. With proper temperature and pressure control, the water distribution within both the membrane and the catalyst layer can be viewed by ESEM. Based on ESEM measurement and mercury porosity measurement, the distributions of hydrophobic and hydrophilic pores in MEA have been analyzed. By means of ESEM and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), a degraded MEA is characterized. The microstructure change of the degraded MEA has been discussed. The results provide helpful information for the understanding of MEAs in PEMFC. |
URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/11604 |
Fulltext version: | Published version |
License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
Departement: | School of Engineering |
Organisational Unit: | Institute of Computational Physics (ICP) |
Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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Yu, H. M., Schumacher, J., Zobel, M., & Hebling, C. (2005). Analysis of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) by environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM). Journal of Power Sources, 145(2), 216–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.12.069
Yu, H.M. et al. (2005) ‘Analysis of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) by environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM)’, Journal of Power Sources, 145(2), pp. 216–222. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.12.069.
H. M. Yu, J. Schumacher, M. Zobel, and C. Hebling, “Analysis of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) by environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM),” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 216–222, Aug. 2005, doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.12.069.
YU, Hong Mei, Jürgen SCHUMACHER, Marco ZOBEL und Christopher HEBLING, 2005. Analysis of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) by environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM). Journal of Power Sources. 18 August 2005. Bd. 145, Nr. 2, S. 216–222. DOI 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.12.069
Yu, Hong Mei, Jürgen Schumacher, Marco Zobel, and Christopher Hebling. 2005. “Analysis of Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) by Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM).” Journal of Power Sources 145 (2): 216–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.12.069.
Yu, Hong Mei, et al. “Analysis of Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) by Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM).” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 145, no. 2, Aug. 2005, pp. 216–22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.12.069.
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