C2-2. Membrane Characterization

Wednesday, 8 October 2014: 14:00-17:20
Sunrise, 2nd Floor, Jupiter 4 & 6 (Moon Palace Resort)
Chairs:
Gillian Goward and Kelly A. Perry
14:00
Invited: Advanced Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy Studies for Improved Performance in PEM-FCs
A. R. MacIntosh, B. Z. Yan, K. J. Harris, and G. R. Goward (McMaster University)
14:40
Study of Morphological Evolution of Hybrid PEM by Current Sensing Atomic Force Microscopy
O. Kwon (Keimyung University), S. C. Lee (DaeguGyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST)), J. G. Kim, B. Son (DGIST), and S. Park (University of Louisville)
15:00
MEA Conditioning Studied by Current-Sensing Atomic Force Microscopy
J. Inukai (Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi), M. Hara (Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi), M. Hara (Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi), K. Miyatake (Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi), and M. Watanabe (Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi)
15:20
Direct Imaging of Nanoscale Morphology of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomers
D. K. Paul (University of calgary), Y. Zou, J. Li (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation), and K. Karan (University of Calgary)
15:40
Fracture Properties of Fuel Cell Membranes
Y. Singh, R. M.H. Khorasany, A. S. Alavijeh, E. Kjeang, G. Wang, and N. Rajapakse (Simon Fraser University)
16:00
Intermission
16:20
16:40
Selective Analysis of Grotthuss Proton Diffusion in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes at a Freezing Temperature Region: A 2H and 17O Solid-State NMR Investigation
K. Kamiguchi, H. Imai (NISSAN ARC Ltd.), T. Ogawa (Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Techonology), T. Tamaki (Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology), and T. Yamaguchi (Chemical Resorces Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology)
17:00
Electric Field Poling Induces Ordered Membrane Morphology Giving Exceedingly High Proton Conductivity
P. P. Chu and Y. C. Tseng (National Central University, Department of Chemistry)