A2-1 Catalyst Layer 2

Wednesday, October 14, 2015: 09:00-11:40
211-B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Chairs:
Takahiro Suzuki and Kentaro Watanabe
09:00
Catalyst-Layer Ionomer Imaging of Fuel Cells
L. Guetaz, M. Lopez-Haro (Univ Cadiz), S. Escribano, A. Morin (CEA, LITEN), G. Gebel (CEA, LITEN), D. A. Cullen (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:40
Investigation of Solvent and Carbon Particles Behavior during Drying Process from Catalyst Ink to Catalyst Layer
T. Suzuki (Osaka University), M. Kobayashi, H. Tanaka (Tokyo University of Science), M. Hayase (Tokyo University of Science), and S. Tsushima (Osaka University)
10:00
Intermission
10:20
In-Situ Analysis of Water Distribution within PEFC Catalyst Layer By Soft X-Ray Imaging
T. Sasabe, T. C. Jao, S. Uemura (Tokyo Institute of Technology), and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
10:40
Experimental Study of Thermal Conductivity of Catalyst Layer of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
M. Ahadi (Simon Fraser University), M. Tam (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), M. S. Saha (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corporation), and M. Bahrami (Laboratory for Alternative Energy Conversion (LAEC))
11:00
In Situ Humidity Measurements at the CL Surface By MEMS-Based Sensors
J. Tsujikawa, R. Minami (Yokohama National University), and T. Araki (Yokohama National University)
11:20
Simultaneous Measurements of Liquid Water Distributions and Catalyst Layer Surface Temperature inside Operating PEMFC
K. Watanabe (Yokohama National University), J. Tsujikawa (Yokohama National University), and T. Araki (PREST, JST, Yokohama National University)