A-3.2 Catalyst Layer 2

Wednesday, 3 October 2018: 14:00-18:00
Star 1 (Sunrise Center)
Chairs:
Joseph D. Fairweather and Hidetoshi Matsumoto
14:00
Ink Degradation Phenomena and Its Impact on Crack Formation of Fuel Cell Catalyst
S. Uemura, T. Yoshida, M. Koga, H. Matsumoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology), K. Shinohara (Fuel Cell Cutting-edge Research Center (FC-Cubic)), and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
14:20
(Invited) Catalyst Layer Interactions That Affect Coatability
M. Dixit, B. Harkey, F. Shen, and K. B. Hatzell (Vanderbilt University)
15:00
Investigation of Drying Process of Catalyst Ink for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells by Grazing-Incidence X-Ray Scattering
M. Koga, H. Matsumoto, M. Tokita (Tokyo Institute of Technology), H. Masunaga (Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI)), T. Hikima (RIKEN SPring-8 Center), H. Sugimori (Fuel Cell Cutting-edge Research Center (FC-Cubic)), T. Sasabe, T. Yoshida (Tokyo Institute of Technology), K. Shinohara (Fuel Cell Cutting-edge Research Center (FC-Cubic)), and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
15:20
Liquid Water Uptake and Contact Angle Measurement of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Electrodes
S. Abbou, K. Tajiri, E. Medici (Michigan Technological University), A. T. Haug (3M Company), and J. S. Allen (Michigan Technological University)
15:40
Intermission
16:00
PEFC&E 18 Poster Awards, Star 2
16:40
Structure, Properties, and Degradation of Ultrathin Ionomer Films in Catalytic Layers of Fuel Cells Using Atomic Force Microscopy
T. Morawietz, M. Handl (University of Applied Sciences Esslingen), K. A. Friedrich (German Aerospace Center (DLR)), and R. Hiesgen (University of Applied Sciences Esslingen)
17:00
Using RH Sensitivity to Estimate Carbon Support Loss in PEMFC Electrodes
J. D. Fairweather, P. T. Yu, and B. Lakshmanan (General Motors Company, Global Fuel Cell Activities)
17:20
Characterization of Catalyst Inks By Rheology and Microscopic Particle Properties
T. Suzuki, S. Okada, and S. Tsushima (Osaka University)
17:40
Effect of Carbon Surface on Nafion Thin Film Hygro-Expansion and Thermal-Expansion
D. Khattar (Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur), K. J. Cleland, U. Shrivastava (Univeristy of Calgary), A. K. Singh, K. Karan, and E. Roberts (University of Calgary)