D-22 Catalyst Layers 2

Wednesday, 4 October 2017: 14:00-18:00
National Harbor 2 (Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center)
Chairs:
Atsushi Ohma and Rod L. Borup
14:00
(Invited) Catalyst Layer Development at Nissan
A. Ohma, T. Mashio, S. Takahashi, Y. Furuya, K. Arihara, and H. Iden (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
14:40
Structural Control of Carbon-Free Catalyst Layer Using Connected Platinum-Iron Nanoparticle Catalyst for Improved Mass-Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
H. Kuroki, V. Dhavale (Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology), T. Tamaki (Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, JST-CREST), and T. Yamaguchi (JST-CREST, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology)
15:00
Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Platinum Thin Films with Different Densities
B. Ergul (University of Arkansas at Little Rock), M. Begum (University of Arkansas - Little Rock), N. N. Kariuki, D. J. Myers (Argonne National Laboratory), and T. Karabacak (University of Arkansas - Little Rock)
15:20
Development and Implementation of Catalysts and Membrane Electrode Assemblies Based on Extended Thin Film Electrocatalysts
S. M. Alia, K. C. Neyerlin, K. E. Hurst, J. W. Zack, S. A. Mauger (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), W. W. McNeary, A. Weimer, W. Medlin (University of Colorado, Boulder), S. M. Shulda, C. Ngo, S. Pylypenko (Colorado School of Mines), and B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
15:40
Investigation of Oxygen Transport Resistance in M-ACLS Electrodes for PEFC Cathodes
Y. Kanai, T. Fukazawa, T. Yoshida, Y. Nakano, and W. Mei (Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corporation)
16:00
Intermission
16:20
Tracking Degradation Induced Structural and Compositional Changes of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Layer Following Voltage Cycling Using Micro-Xct
R. T. White (Fuel Cell Research Lab (FCReL), Simon Fraser University), S. H. Eberhardt, M. Najm, F. P. Orfino (Simon Fraser University), M. Dutta (Ballard Power Systems), and E. Kjeang (Fuel Cell Research Lab (FCReL), Simon Fraser University)
16:40
Effect of Cerium, Cobalt and Nickel Contaminants on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Platinum Electrodes
J. H. Dumont, A. M. Baker, S. Maurya, Y. S. Kim, R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. J. Myers (Argonne National Laboratory), and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
17:00
Ca2+ Effects on a Pt/C Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
J. Qi (University of Hawaii - Manoa), J. Ge (Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry), M. A. Uddin (University of Connecticut), Y. Zhai (University of Hawaii - Manoa), U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut), and J. St-Pierre (University of Hawaii - Manoa)
17:20
Effect of Accelerated Stress Testing on High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
V. Bandlamudi, P. Bujlo, C. Sita, and S. Pasupathi (HySA Systems, UWC)
17:40
Durabilty of Pt-Based Alloy Nanoparticles Supported on Functionalized Carbon Materials for the ORR – Tuning the Interaction between Particles and Support Material
M. Werheid, P. Weber, D. J. Weber, M. Janssen, and M. Oezaslan (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg)