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PUBLICATIONS

Mitzel, J., Zhang, Q., Gazdzicki, P. & Friedrich, K. A. Review on mechanisms and recovery procedures for reversible performance losses in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources 488, 229375 (2021).  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037877532031661X

Qian Zhang, Corinna Harms, Jens Mitzel, Pawel Gazdzicki, K. Andreas Friedrich; The Challenges in Reliable Determination of Degradation Rates and Lifetime in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells; Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 100863 (2021),  
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451910321001770

Florian Chabot, Jongmin Lee, Arnaud Morin; Accessing electrode nanostructure with Small Angle
Neutron Scattering: a tool to probe the aging effect over the ionomer, 2021, https://www.efcf.com/proceedings

Tobias Morawietz, Jan-Frederik Heger , K. Andreas Friedrich, Hanno Käß, In die Tiefen der Brennstoffzelle, GIT Labor Fachjournal, 2021, https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/do/10.1002/was.000600230/full/

Detailed Catalyst Layer Structure of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells from Contrast Variation Small-Angle Neutron Scattering; Florian Chabot, Jongmin Lee, Florent Vandenberghe, Laure Guétaz, Gérard Gebel, Sandrine Lyonnard, Lionel Porcar, Sebastien Rosini, and Arnaud Morin; ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2023, 6, 3, 1185–1196; https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsaem.2c02384


Into the depths of hydrogen fuel cells; Tobias Morawietz, Jan-Frederik Heger, K. Andreas Friedrich, Hanno Kaess; Imaging & Microscopy 24, 1/2022; https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/do/10.1002/was.0004000224


The Challenges in Reliable Determination of Degradation Rates and Lifetime in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells; Qian Zhang, Corinna Harms, Jens Mitzel, Pawel Gazdzicki, K. Andreas Friedrich; Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, Volume 31, February 2022, 100863; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451910321001770

 Computation of oxygen diffusion properties of the gas diffusion medium-microporous layer assembly from the combination of X-ray microtomography and focused ion beam three dimensional digital images; M. Ahmed-Maloum, T. David, L. Guetaz, P. Duru, J. Pauchet, M. Quintard, M. Prat; Journal of Power Sources, Volume 561, 30 March 2023, 232735; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378775323001106

Exploring critical parameters of electrode fabrication in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; Krishan Talukdar, Tobias Morawietz, Patrick Sarkezi-Selsky, Khrystyna Yezerska, Oleg Sergeev, Jan-Frederik Heger, Thomas Jahnke, Pawel Gazdzicki, K. Andreas Friedrich; Journal of Power Sources, Volume 540, 30 August 2022, 231638;  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378775322006383






RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS FROM PREVIOUS PROJECTS


  • Barreiros   et al., “Optimization of the transports in a PEMFC catalyst layer using   modelling/characterizations coupled approach: improvement of the catalyst   layer performance at high current density“ Poster session, ModVal 2019.
  • Belgacem   et al. Coupled continuum and condensation-evaporation pore network model of   the cathode in polymer-electrolyte fuel cell, Int. Journal of Hydrogen   Energy, 2017, 42 (12)
  • Boillat   et al., Impact of Water on PEFC Performance Evaluated by Neutron Imaging   Combined with Pulsed Helox Operation, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2012, 159, F210
  • Boillat   et al., Neutron imaging of fuel cells –Recent trends and future prospects,   Current Opinion Electrochem. 2017, 5, 3
  • Cullen   et al., Imaging and Microanalysis of Thin Ionomer Layers by Scanning   Transmission Electron Microscopy, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2014, 161, F1111.
  • El   Hannach et al., Pore network model of the cathode catalyst layer of proton   exchange membrane fuel cells: Analysis of water management and electrical   performance, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2012, 37, 18996.
  • El   Hannach et al., Pore network modeling: Application to multiphase transport   inside the cathode catalyst layer of proton exchange membrane fuel cell,   Electrochimica Acta 2011, 56, 10796.
  • Fumagalli   et al., Fast Water Diffusion and Long-Term Polymer Reorganization during   Nafion Membrane Hydration Evidenced by Time-Resolved Small-Angle Neutron   Scattering, J. Phys. Chem. B 2015, 119, 7068.
  • Futter   et al., Physical modeling of polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells:   Understanding water management and impedance spectra, J. Power Sources 2018,   391, 148.
  • Gaumont   et al., Measurement of protonic resistance of catalyst layers as a tool for   degradation monitoring, Int. J. Hyd. Energy 2017, 42, 1800.
  • Gazdzicki   et al., Impact of Platinum Loading on Performance and Degradation of Polymer   Electrolyte Fuel Cell Electrodes Studied in a Rainbow Stack, Fuel Cells   2018, 18, 270.
  • Guétaz   et al., Catalyst-Layer Ionomer Imaging of Fuel Cells, ECS Transactions 2015,   69, 455.
  • Handl et   al. Structure, Properties, and Degradation of Nanothin Ionomer Films in Fuel   Cell Catalytic Layers, ECS Trans. 2018, 85, 889.
  • Jahnke   et al., Performance and degradation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells:   State of the art in modeling from atomistic to system scale, J. Power Sources   2016, 304, 207.
  • Karan,   Interesting Facets of Surface, Interfacial, and Bulk Characteristics of   Perfluorinated Ionomer Films, Langmuir 2019, DOI:   10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03721
  • Lopez-Haro   et al., Three-dimensional analysis of Nafion layers in fuel cell electrodes,   Nature Commun. 2014, 5, 5229
  • Maccarini   et al., Submicrometer 3D Structural Evidence of Fuel Cell Membrane   Heterogeneous Degradation, ACS Macro Lett. 2014, 3, 778.
  • Markiewicz   et al., Performance measurements and modelling of the ORR on fuel cell   electrocatalysts – the modified double trap model, Electrochimica Acta 2015,   179, 126.
  • Martinez   et al., Heterogeneous Nanostructural Aging of Fuel Cell Ionomer Revealed by   Operando SAXS, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2019, DOI:   10.1021/acsaem.8b02004.
  • Morawietz   et al., High-Resolution Analysis of Ionomer Loss in Catalytic Layers after   Operation, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2018, 165, F3139.
  • Morawietz   et al., Influence of Water and Temperature on Ionomer in Catalytic Layers and   Membranes of Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Evaluated by AFM, Fuel Cells 2018,   18, 239.
  • Morawietz   et al., Quantitative in Situ Analysis of Ionomer Structure in Fuel Cell   Catalytic Layers, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 27044
  • Morawietz   et al., Structure, Properties, and Degradation of Ultrathin Ionomer Films in   Catalytic Layers of Fuel Cells, ECS Transactions 2018, 86, 179.
  • Nandjou   et al., A pseudo-3D model to investigate heat and water transport in large   area PEM fuel cells Part 2: Application on an automotive driving cycle, Int.   J. Hyd. Energy 2016, 41, 15573.
  • Peng et   al., Operando μ-Raman study of the actual water content of perfluorosulfonic   acid membranes in the fuel cell, J. Power Sources 2017, 356, 200.
  • Zalitis   et al., Electrocatalytic performance of fuel cell reactions at low catalyst   loading and high mass transport, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2013,   15, 4329.