A-3.1 Catalyst Layer 1

Wednesday, 3 October 2018: 08:00-12:00
Star 1 (Sunrise Center)
Chairs:
Jeff T. Gostick and Shawn Litster
08:00
(Invited) Fuel Cell Electrodes – from Imaging to Quantification
J. Jankovic (University of Connecticut), D. Susac, A. Ashtiani (AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), A. M. V. Putz (MistyWest), A. Kneer (Daimler AG), M. Sabharwal, M. Secanell (University of Alberta), and S. Zhang (DigiM Solution LLC)
08:40
PEMFC Catalyst Layers: Recent Advances in Process-Structure-Property Correlations
M. Ahadi, S. Salari, A. Malekian (Simon Fraser University), M. Tam (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), J. Stumper, and M. Bahrami (Simon Fraser University)
09:00
X-Ray Scattering Characterization of Advanced Low-Loading Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts and Electrodes
N. Kariuki, D. J. Myers, J. Park (Argonne National Laboratory), K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), N. Macauley, R. Mukundan, R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory), S. Kabir, and K. C. Neyerlin (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
09:40
Intermission
10:00
Oxygen Transport Resistance in PEMFC Catalyst Layer Based on Ultra-Micro Electrode (UME) Theory
Z. Lu, C. Wang, M. Sulek, and J. Waldecker (Ford Motor Company)
10:20
The Effect of pH on Fuel-Cell Catalyst-Layer Inks
S. A. Berlinger (Department of Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), N. Dagan (Department of Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley), B. D. McCloskey (Department of Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley), and A. Z. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
10:40
Modeling and Experimental Studies of Mesoscopic Morphologies and Proton Conductivities of Cathode Catalyst Layers with Different Carbon Supports
H. Shintani, R. Koda, H. Ishikawa (Panasonic corporation), Y. Sugawara (Panasonic Corporation), K. Kakinuma, and M. Uchida (Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi)
11:40
Probing Interfacial (Pt/Ionomer) and Bulk Water Distribution in Ultra-Thin Films of PFSA and Pfia Ionomers on Platinum Using Neutron Reflectometry
U. Shrivastava (Univeristy of Calgary), H. Fritzsche (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), and K. Karan (University of Calgary)