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Title:
Nanostructured and advanced materials for fuel cells
Series:
Advances in materials science and engineering series
Publication Information:
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2014
Physical Description:
xvii, 582 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781466512504

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Summary

Boasting chapters written by leading international experts, Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells provides an overview of the progress that has been made so far in the material and catalyst development for fuel cells. The book covers the most recent developments detailing all aspects of synthesis, characterization, and performance.

It offers an overview on the principles, classifications, and types of fuels used in fuel cells, and discusses the critical properties, design, and advances made in various sealing materials. It provides an extensive review on the design, configuration, fabrication, modeling, materials, and stack performance of μ-SOFC technology, and addresses the advancement and challenges in the synthesis, characterization, and fundamental understanding of the catalytic activity of nitrogen-carbon, carbon, and noncarbon-based electro catalysts for PEM fuel cells. The authors explore the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique, summarize the advancements in the fundamental understanding of the most successful Nafion membranes, and focus on the development of alternative and composite membranes for direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs). They also review current challenges and consider future development in the industry.

Includes 17 chapters, 262 figures, and close to 2000 references Provides an extensive review of the carbon, nitrogen-carbon, and noncarbon-based electro catalysts for fuel cells Presents an update on the latest materials development in conventional fuel cells and emerging fuel cells

This text is a single-source reference on the latest advances in the nano-structured materials and electro catalysts for fuel cells, the most efficient and emerging energy conversion technologies for the twenty-first century. It serves as a valuable resource for students, materials engineers, and researchers interested in fuel cell technology.


Author Notes

Dr. San Ping Jiang is a professor at the department of chemical engineering and deputy director of the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University, Australia, and adjunct professor of the University of Sunshine Coast University, Australia. Dr. Jiang received his BEng from South China University of Technology in 1982 and his PhD from The City University, London in 1988. His research interests encompass fuel cells and water electrolysis, solid state ionics, electrocatalysis, and nanostructured functional materials. Dr. Jiang has published 250 journal papers.

Dr. Pei Kang Shen is a professor and director at the Advanced Materials Research Laboratory in Sun Yatsen University, China. He obtained his BSc degree in electrochemistry at Xiamen University in 1982, and his PhD in chemistry at Essex University in 1992. He is the author of over 200 publications in qualified journals or specialized books, of 40 patents, and of more than 100 meeting presentations. His research interests include fuel cells and batteries, electrochemistry of nanomaterials and of nanocomposite functional materials, and electrochemical engineering.


Table of Contents

San Ping Jiang and Pei Kang ShenLing Zhao and San Ping JiangTeng Zhang and Shaorong WangPartha Sarkar and Saeid AmiriCairong Jiang and Andrew C. Chien and John T. S. IrvineGang ChenGang Wu and Zhongwei Chen and Jinjnn ZhangFengping Hu and Pei Kang ShenGaixia Zhang and Shuhui Sun and Xneliang SunVladimir Neburchilov and Jiujnn ZhangHongwei Zhang and Pei Kang ShenHaekyoung Kim and Doo-Hwan JungXiaoChun Zhou and Hid YangMadhu Sudan Saha and Jinjun ZhangJing Pan and Lin ZhuangHaolin Tang and Jimrui Li and Mu PanChang Ming Li and Yon Qiao
Series Statementp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Authorsp. xiii
Contributorsp. xv
1 Introductionp. 1
2 Advanced Electrode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cellsp. 15
3 Seals for Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: The State of the Artp. 45
4 Advances in Micro Solid Oxide Fuel Cellsp. 69
5 Advances in Direct Carbon Fuel Cellsp. 127
6 Advances in Electrode Material Development in Molten Carbonate Fuel Cellsp. 163
7 Nanostructured Nitrogen-Carbon-Transition Metal Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cell Oxygen Reduction Reactionp. 195
8 Advances of the Nanostructured Carbon-Based Catalysts for Low-Temperature Fuel Cellsp. 223
9 Atomic Layer Deposition of Metals and Metal Oxides for Fuel Cell Applicationsp. 249
10 Noncarbon Material-Supported Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cellsp. 291
11 Understanding the Nanostructures in Nafion Membranesp. 315
12 Advances in Proton Exchange Membranes for Direct Alcohol Fuel Cellsp. 335
13 Nanostructure Advances in Catalysts for Direct Alcohol Fuel Cellsp. 375
14 Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers and Their Supported Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsp. 443
15 Advanced Alkaline Polymer Electrolytes for Fuel Cell Applicationsp. 481
16 High-Temperature Inorganic Proton Conductors for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cellsp. 505
17 Advances in Microbial Fuel Cellsp. 523
Indexp. 553