Development of Alkaline Membranes and Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells

In this invited keynote lecture, I will talk about the recent research progress on alkaline membranes and alkaline membrane fuel cells. The following topics will include:

• High performance alkaline membranes and ionomers
• Hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) catalysts in alkaline media
• Nonprecious metal catalysts for oxygen oxidation reaction (ORR) in akaline media
• Performance and challenge of alkaline membrane fuel cells.

References

1. Wang, Y., Wang, G., Li, G., Huang, B., Pan, J., Liu, Q., Han, J., Xiao, L., Lu, J. & Zhuang, L., Pt-Ru Catalyzed Hydrogen Oxidation in Alkaline Media: Oxophilic Effect or Electronic Effect? Energy Environ. Sci. 8, 177-181 (2015).
2. Pan, J., Chen, C.,  Li, Y., Wang, L., Tan, L., Li, G., Tang, X., Xiao, L., Lu, J. & Zhuang, L. Constructing Ionic Highway in Alkaline Polymer Electrolytes. Energy Environ. Sci. 7, 354-360 (2014).
3. Pan, J.,  Li, Y., Han, J., Li, G., Tan, L., Chen, C., Lu, J. & Zhuang^, L. A Strategy for Disentangling the Conductivity-Stability Dilemma in Alkaline Polymer Electrolytes. Energy Environ. Sci. 6, 2912-2915 (2013).
4. Pan, J., Chen, C., Zhuang, L. & Lu, J. Designing advanced alkaline polymer electrolytes for fuel cell applications. Acc. Chem. Res. 45, 473-481 (2012).